Identity of man found dead in East St. Louis home following fire released by county coroner
The identity of a man whose body was found inside a burned home in East St. Louis last weekend has been released.
Isaiah Parker, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene early Saturday following the fire at N. 29th Street, according to St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr.
East St. Louis Assistant Fire Chief Ed Wayne said a call reporting the fire came into the department at 11:13 p.m. Friday. When fire crews arrived, the house was fully involved.
“A lady who had been inside the single-family structure made it out. She was sitting on an ambulance stretcher talking to the police. She told us a man was still inside,” Wayne said.
It took about three hours to completely extinguish the blaze, he said. “We had nine firefighters from (Engine House) 422, 425, and 426 on the scene. We had a lot of hot spots. We had the fire completely out by 2:30 a.m.,” Wayne said.
The State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating what caused the fire.
