The Mundelein deputy fire chief says getting into the home was tough and part of the townhouse's second floor collapsed.

A female victim was found dead inside a home that went up in flames in north suburban Mundelein on Sunday afternoon.

A woman was found dead inside of a home after a fire in suburban Mundelein Sunday night. According to the Lake County Coroner’s Office, the fire broke out in a structure in the 1200 block of Huntington Drive just before 5:30 p.

After extinguishing the fire, fire crews found the woman inside the home. She was pronounced dead at the scene.