An unidentified adult died Friday in a house fire in rural Delavan.

Authorities were alerted at 7:10 p.m. of the fire, the Tazewell County Coroner’s Office said in a press release. The Coroner’s Office responded to the 8200 block of Locust Road. An adult individual was pronounced deceased at a residence at 8:50 p.m. by Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley.

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday morning. Identity of the victim is to be released Monday afternoon.

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The case remains under investigation by the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal, the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office and the Tazewell County Coroner’s Office.

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