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DELEVAN – An 81-year-old woman was identified as the person who died in a deadly house fire last week, the Tazewell County Coroner announced Tuesday.
Virginia Leach of rural Delavan died as a result of inhalation of smoke and soot due to the residential fire that occurred on Friday, said Coroner Chuck Hanley.
According to the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters were called to the house fire on Locust Road at approximately 7:10 p.m. The home was fully engulfed when crews arrived on the scene.
Leach was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:50 p.m., according to Hanley
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
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