Elderly Woman Found Dead After Firefighters Respond To Smoke

PLAINFIELD, IL — An elderly Plainfield woman was found dead on arrival by firefighters of the Lockport Fire Protection District on Saturday, Jan. 25. The firefighters were responding to reports of smoke coming from a multi-family dwelling on the 13300 block of Bayberry Lane in Plainfield shortly after 8 p.m. when they found her.

"[The victim] had some sort of medical emergency... she just had a pot of food on the stove that smoked up the house a little bit," Lockport Fire Deputy Chief Frank Blaskey said. "So there was no fire, it was a medical emergency that caused her to be unresponsive... it wasn't a result of a fire."

According to Blaskey, there was no fire at the scene, and the Plainfield woman's death was unrelated to the smoke coming from the dwelling.

Upon finding the unresponsive victim, firefighters contacted the Will County Coroner's Office. The coroner's office has not yet released any information about the victim's identity or precise cause of death.

The Lockport Fire Protection District covers a large area of northern Will County, including parts of Plainfield and Romeoville.