Fire Update: Victim identified

— Kankakee Fire officials are identifying 66-year-old Phillip Spencer of Kankakee as the person found dead inside a home following a fire Thursday night .  Kankakee County police and fire are working with the County Coroner's Office in the investigation.  Coroner Bob Gessner reports Spencer was alive at the time of the fire. Autopsy results have not yet been completed. Kankakee fire answered the call at 9:30 pm.  Kankakee Police were called to the residence earlier in the day.

Kankakee Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche said firefighters were dispatched to the 400 block of East Bourbonnais Street. Upon arrival, LaRoche said there was heavy fire and smoke coming from the house.  Firefighters were on scene for three hours. 

No firefighters were injured.   City Police were called to the house about a domestic dispute at 4:40 pm Thursday. 

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