Person found dead in Flossmoor fire

Wednesday, February 28, 2018
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.
[Ads /]
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.
[Ads /]
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.)