One dead following early morning house fire in Alton
An early morning house fire in Alton has left one person dead.
The fire was reported just before 5 a.m. Wednesday at a residence in the 400 block of Monument Avenue, Alton Police Officer Emily Hejna told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
According to KMOV 4, the identity of the victim has not yet been released and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Police and fire crews remained on scene at the home Wednesday morning.
This story was originally published July 31, 2019 at 1:18 PM with the headline "One dead following early morning house fire in Alton."
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Hana Muslic
Belleville News-Democrat