Neighbours said mum-of-three Elayne Stanley, 44, was mauled at the house in Graham Road, Widnes, on Tuesday evening.
They reported hearing screams from the terraced house before police arrived to find Ms Stanley seriously injured.
Cheshire Police said one of the dogs had to be destroyed while the other had been captured and taken to a secure kennel. No arrests have been made.
Officers made repeated attempts to capture both animals [....]
Neighbour Marie Airey said she "heard screaming" at the time of the attack.
She heard panicked shouting, she said, and the sound of someone kicking a door.
"Then they put the dogs out the back and... all hell broke loose," she said.
Others told the BBC that one neighbour had attempted, unsuccessfully, to stop the attack by throwing bricks at the dogs.
Ms Airey said another resident had attempted to resuscitate Ms Stanley, said to be a mother to three girls, including twins.
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Cheshire Police has not confirmed the breed of either dog, but said it believed both lived at the address.
Det Insp Ian Whiley said: "We understand people in the community will be concerned... but I would like to reassure residents that we are doing all that we can to establish the full circumstances of the incident."
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Widnes dog attack: Elayne Stanley named as victim
Neighbours say Elayne Stanley, 44, was killed in the attack in Widnes, Cheshire, on Tuesday.
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