Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
A man was killed in a fire that heavily damaged a one-story house Monday morning in an unincorporated area near Glen Ellyn. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, they entered the home on the 22W500 block of Tamarack Drive and found the man with no vital signs. He was pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m.
The DuPage County coroner’s office was working to identify the man through dental records and did not release his name Monday. There was no indication of suspicious circumstances in the death, according to the coroner’s office.
A 911 caller reported a suspected fire behind their home about 3:58 a.m. Firefighters arrived roughly six minutes later and found heavy fire throughout the victim’s house. Most of the roof collapsed into the center of the house shortly after firefighters arrived.
The DuPage Arson Taskforce and the Illinois State Fire Marshal are investigating.
