NewsJanuary 8, 1994
WOMAN DIES FROM MOUNDS HOUSE FIRE
MOUNDS, Ill. -- A coroner's inquest will be conducted into the death of Olive L. Ferrill of Mounds, who died Tuesday from smoke inhalation during a house fire. "We have the autopsy report back now, and the inquest should be held in a couple of weeks," said Pulaski County Coroner Bill Atherton...
MOUNDS, Ill. -- A coroner's inquest will be conducted into the death of Olive L. Ferrill of Mounds, who died Tuesday from smoke inhalation during a house fire.
"We have the autopsy report back now, and the inquest should be held in a couple of weeks," said Pulaski County Coroner Bill Atherton.
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The fire was reported at 11:22 a.m. Tuesday, when smoke was observed coming from the house. Mounds firemen responded to the fire at 217 S. Delaware. Mrs. Ferrill was pronounced dead at 12:05 p.m.
Mounds Fire Chief Bill Woods said the fire apparently started from a floor furnace.
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