Deadly house fire in Campton Hills Thursday night

A Campton Hills woman died in a house fire Nov. 21, according to a news release from the Campton Hills Police Department.

About 8:03 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, the Campton Hills Police Department and Fox River and Countryside Fire Rescue District responded to reports of a residential fire near Overcup Court and Hemlock Drive in Campton Hills.

The first officer arrived on the scene within three minutes and found the residence in the 39W500 block of Overcup Court fully involved in fire, according to a news release from the Campton Hills Police Department.

The only occupant, a woman, was found dead on the rear deck of the residence.

The fire remains under investigation with assistance from the Kane County Fire Investigation Task Force and the State Fire Marshall.

Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact the Campton Hills Police Department at 630-584-0330.

Fox River and Countryside Fire Rescue District was the lead agency on the scene and was assisted by several other Kane County fire agencies.

Responders were called away to another fire just a few miles north at 7N408 Homeward Glen Drive in Campton Hills shortly afterward.