Coroner identifies woman who died in house fire near Buffalo Saturday
The woman whose body was found in a house fire near Buffalo early Saturday morning has been identified.
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said Monday preliminary autopsy findings suggest Elaine G. Miller, 73, died of carbon monoxide intoxication due to smoke inhalation.
Miller's body was found around 12:24 p.m. Saturday. A call into Sangamon County dispatch came in at 1:14 a.m. At the time, the fire had fully engulfed the.
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Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell confirmed that Miller lived at the residence.
Fire departments from six area municipalities responded to the fire. The State Fire Marshal and the Sangamon County Rescue Squad also responded.
The residence was near the intersection of Buffalo Hart Road and Cass Road, though it had a Buffalo address.
The fire remains under investigation.
Contact Steven Spearie: 217-622-1788, sspearie@sj-r.com, twitter.com/@StevenSpearie.
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