FLOSSMOOR, Ill. -- A person was found dead in a home after firefighters extinguished a fire Wednesday afternoon in south suburban Flossmoor.
About 12:45 p.m., emergency crews responded to a residential fire in the 2000 block of Collett Lane, the Flossmoor Fire Department said.
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After putting out the fire and searching the home, firefighters found a deceased male in the lower level, the department said.
The age and identity of the victim were not released.
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No one else was injured in the fire, the department said. The fire was being investigated by the State Fire Marshal's office and the Flossmoor Police and Fire departments.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2018.)