Crime & Safety
Fatal House Fire In Lake Villa Leaves 56-Year-Old Dead
Investigators right now have no reason to believe the fire was anything but accidental but they are looking into it.
LAKE VILLA, IL — A 56-year-old man is dead after his Lake Villa home burned down Tuesday morning, according to a press release from the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Lake County Sheriff's Deputies and members of the Lake Villa Fire Protection District were on the scene early Tuesday morning, around 7:30 a.m. when they saw smoke coming from the northwest side of the residence in the 36900 block of North Corona Drive.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the fire is possibly accidental, and they currently have no reason to believe anything suspicious happened.
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The deceased man will be autopsied Tuesday afternoon. Investigating the fire are the Lake Villa Fire Protection District, Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal, and Lake County Coroner’s Office.
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