GENESEO, Ill — A woman is dead after a house fire in Geneseo, police say.
The Geneseo Police Department says they were called to a home at 420 E Pine Street around 11:30 Christmas Night. They arrived to see smoke coming from the roof.
Once inside, officers found a woman lying on the floor. Deputy Police Chief K. Gene Karzin identified her as 73-year-old Connie Pond. An autopsy showed that her cause of death was smoke inhalation.
The Geneseo Fire Department put out the flames. Two attached homes were also damaged in the fire.
The Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office is conducting an investigation on the fire, which "does not appear to be suspicious in nature."