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House Fire in Greenville Kills 1, Injures 1

One person died and another was seriously injured by a house fire in Greenville on Tuesday.

The Herald-Banner reported that the fire happened in the 4800 block of Bourland Street, on the northwest side of Greenville.

The fire killed a man in his 40s, and another person was airlifted to a Dallas hospital with serious injuries, the Herald-Banner said. No other details about the victims was available.

Greenville Fire-Rescue and Greenville Police responded to the fire at about 9:45 a.m. anf fought the blaze for about 90 minutes, the report said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, officials said.

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