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Woman dies in explosion at her home

INNISFAIL, Alberta, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Police are investigating an explosion that killed a 23-year-old mother at her Alberta home.

Police said a package was delivered to the woman's Innisfail townhouse Friday morning, shortly before the explosion, CBC News reported.

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The package was left at the door rather than being delivered by a courier or postal worker, police said.

Three other units were evacuated after the explosion, but the damage was confined to the one unit, police said.

A major crimes unit and explosive experts were called to the scene of the explosion, said Sgt. Patrick Webb.

The woman killed in the blast had a young child and was confined to a wheelchair. Police are investigating her death as a homicide.

Her caregiver, a woman in her 30s, suffered minor injuries.

Police have not released the names of the victims.

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