Columbia firefighters find man’s body in home
Columbia firefighters found the body of a man in burning home on Thursday but the victim’s name has not been released, the Monroe County Coroner’s Office reported Friday.
Coroner Bob Hill pronounced the man dead at 9:35 p.m. Thursday.
Firefighters were battling a fire at a home in the 1000 block of North Main Street when they found the body, Hill said in a news release.
Once positive identification is made, the victim’s name and cause of death will be released, Hill said.
The Illinois State Fire Marshal also is investigating the man’s death.
Mike Koziatek
Belleville News-Democrat