Man found dead after fire in senior-living apartment in Aurora
Posted February 03, 2020 12:00 am
An 85-year-old man was found dead after a fire early Monday at the Constitution House senior-living apartments in Aurora.
The cause of the fire has not been determined, according to Aurora Fire Department Battalion Chief Jim Rhodes.
The Kane County coroner's office identified the victim as Richard Meaderdes.
Smoke detectors activated an alarm at 12:03 a.m., he said. Firefighters found smoke on the fourth floor of the building at 401 N. Constitution Drive.
The fire was contained to the man's unit and was quickly extinguished, Rhodes said.
Nobody else was injured.
The seven-story building contains 232 apartments. It is owned by Mercy Housing. It offers housing to income-eligible people age 62 and older.
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