UPDATED: Friday, February 8, 2013 --- 10:00 p.m.

Williams Bay Police confirm to NBC 15 that 70-year-old Sally Johnson was killed in the fire. Her husband was rescued by firefighters from the back of the house.

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Posted Friday, February 8, 2013 --- 11:49 a.m.

WILLIAMS BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities say one person has died and another one was rescued from a house fire in Williams Bay.

WTMJ reports the fire started about 8:30 p.m. Thursday and burned for about 3 1/2 hours. Investigators are searching for the cause of the fire.

The victim has not been identified.

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