Woman found dead in mobile home fire

PAXTON, Ill. (WAND) - Officials in Ford County are investigating after finding a woman dead in her mobile home. 

Firefighters were called to 446 W. Pine St., Lot 6 in Paxton for the report of a fire. Inside the home they found a 67-year-old Paxton woman on Wednesday. 

The woman, Peggy S. Elkins, was pronounced dead by the Ford County Coroner just after 10 p.m., according to WAND-TV's partners at the News Gazette. 

An autopsy showing the exact cause of death was expected to be released sometime on Thursday. It wasn't clear if the woman died as a result of the fire or prior to. 

The coroner said there was no indication of foul play.