Authorities say one juvenile male was among the two deaths in a fatal house fire Wednesday in Bloomington.
Killed in the fire was Tashika Stover, 40, of Bloomington, and the juvenile male. The male's name and age were not released Saturday along with Stover's information. WGLT has a request for comment in with McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder about when the juvenile's name and age will be released publicly.
Preliminary autopsy opinion indicates that Stover and the juvenile male "died from carbon monoxide intoxication caused by the inhalation of smoke and soot from a house fire," authorities said Saturday.
Stover and the juvenile were found dead Wednesday morning in the home in the 1200 block of Eastholme Avenue, near Empire Street and a few blocks east of Constitution Trail. They were found in a portion of the home that was not directly affected by the fire, Bloomington Fire officials said.
The investigation continues. Anyone with information should contact Detective Weston Gresham at wgresham@cityblm.org or (309) 434-2570.
Fatal fires are uncommon in Bloomington-Normal, though this is the second such incident this month. Edder Diaz, 13, of Normal, suffered fatal injuries in a fire at a mobile home in Normal on Nov. 2.
