HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A coroner has identified one of the two victims of a northern Illinois house fire.
Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper said Friday that a female victim of the fire has been identified as 77-year-old Elaine Gassick of Highland Park.
He says a male victim hasn’t been identified yet. The causes of death for both victims also remain pending.
Firefighters discovered the bodies after extinguishing the fire Wednesday morning.
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Officials say it appears the fire started in the home’s kitchen but the cause has not been determined yet.