Woman, 62, Dies After Fire Involving Home Oxygen System: Coroner

ANTIOCH, IL — A 62-year-old Antioch woman has died after suffering severe burns in a fire involving a home oxygen system last week, authorities said.

Kristi Roberts, 62, died on Monday at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, four days after emergency crews were called to a fire at her home in unincorporated Antioch, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.

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The Antioch Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff's Office responded to the 26500 block of West Wilmot Road at about 6:55 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, for a report of a small fire and an unresponsive woman. Before emergency crews arrived, family members had extinguished a small fire involving a home oxygen system and called 911, authorities said.

A family member began performing CPR on Roberts, who regained a pulse before being transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in critical condition. Despite medical treatment, Roberts died Monday in the hospital's intensive care unit.

A preliminary investigation by the Lake County Coroner's Office indicates her death is consistent with burns sustained in the fire.

The circumstances surrounding the fire remain under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff's Office and Antioch Fire Department.