One person killed in townhouse fire in Round Lake

A 32-year-old woman killed in a townhouse fire in Round Lake Tuesday night has been identified.

Karli Corey, a resident of the townhouse on the 1400 block of Remington Lane, died of smoke inhalation, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said late Wednesday morning.

Round Lake Area Fire Protection District officials said a neighbor reported smoke and flames showing from the second floor of the townhouse at about 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Firefighters forced entry into the townhouse and began fighting the blaze, bringing it under control within 15 minutes. A search crew found Corey in one of the rooms.

Corey was pronounced dead at the scene, fire officials said.

Fire crews remained on scene until about 3 a.m. checking for hot spots and extinguishing any flare-ups.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The townhouse was deemed uninhabitable.

Fire officials said smoke detectors were operational inside the home.