Fire Fatality, Early Tuesday Morning
November 22nd, 2023 by Joe Burgess
A local man lost his life in a home fire, at approximately 2:20 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Monticello firefighters and Drew County deputies were dispatched and found the home fully engulfed upon their arrival.
After the fire was knocked down, Search & Rescue located one fatality inside the structure.
The exact cause of the fire is undetermined. The fire is believed to have originated inside the house and no foul play is suspected.
