Christian County Coroner Amy Calvert Winans early Thursday evening released to Regional Radio News, the name of the Assumption woman who died in a house fire on Tuesday afternoon.

Calvert says 67-year-old Candace L. Curtis died in the fire, and lived in the home alone.  An autopsy was held Thursday and preliminary autopsy results indicate that Ms. Curtis died of carbon monoxide intoxication due to inhalation of smoke and soot due to a house fire.  

Calvert added the Christian County Coroner’s and Illinois State Fire Marshal are handling the investigation.