An 88-year-old woman is dead following a house fire at 408 W. Springfield Ave. in Urbana on Monday night.
Norma “Jean” Andrews was pronounced dead Monday evening at Carle Foundation Hospital, according to a press release from the Champaign County Coroner’s Office.
A preliminary autopsy indicates carbon monoxide intoxication as a result of smoke inhalation as the cause of death, the report said.
The Urbana Fire Department responded to the fire at 7:25 p.m., Urbana Police Department Lieutenant Bryant Seraphin said.
Seraphin said the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but the department does not suspect any suspicious activity. The investigation is ongoing.
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A block of Springfield Avenue in front of the residence was closed until around 11 p.m. on Monday.
An Illini Alert was issued around 7:40 p.m. telling students to avoid the area, and another was issued around 10 p.m. saying that the fire was extinguished.