An autopsy to determine the cause and manner of Mario’s death was pending, the medical examiner’s office said.
A neighbor called 911 to report the fire shortly before 5 p.m. after noticing smoke coming from the rear of a split-level home, according to Palatine Rural Fire Protection District Chief Rich May.
Firefighters arrived in minutes and found heavy smoke and fire at 219 Bradwell Road, May said.
Crews entered the home and found the couple, one of whom was in the kitchen, May said. The couple, in their 80s, were pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner’s office hasn’t released their names.
Updated 2/1/2021 6:40 PM
An Inverness woman whose body was recovered from her burning home Sunday afternoon died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, while her husband s death in the fire is still under investigation, authorities said Monday.
Inverness Police Chief Bob Haas said 82-year-old Marlene Pieracci was found inside a vehicle in the garage of the home on the 200 block of Bradwell Road.
Her husband, 84-year-old Mario Pieracci, was found in the living area of the house and appears to have died as a result of the fire, Haas said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but police do not believe there was foul play involving someone outside the home, Haas added.
A neighbor identified the victims as a husband and wife in their 80 s.
The Inverness police chief said Mario appeared to have died as a result of the fire. An autopsy is still pending according to the Cook County Medical Examiner.
The fire was likely the northwest suburb s first deadly fire in decades.
A next door neighbor called to report the fire at 219 Bradwell Road shortly before 5 p.m., according to the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District.
Neighbors told the Daily Herald the couple lived in the house for decades and that Mario had lots of close relationships. He still has friends with people he knew back many years ago in Elmwood Park, said neighbor Tom Kennedy. He has a twin sister that still lives in Elmwood Park in the house that they grew up. so a very close family and just a devastating loss.
A neighbor identified the victims as a husband and wife in their 80 s.
The Inverness police chief said Mario appeared to have died as a result of the fire. An autopsy is still pending according to the Cook County Medical Examiner.
The fire was likely the northwest suburb s first deadly fire in decades.
A next door neighbor called to report the fire at 219 Bradwell Road shortly before 5 p.m., according to the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District.
Neighbors told the Daily Herald the couple lived in the house for decades and that Mario had lots of close relationships. He still has friends with people he knew back many years ago in Elmwood Park, said neighbor Tom Kennedy. He has a twin sister that still lives in Elmwood Park in the house that they grew up. so a very close family and just a devastating loss.
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