Bolingbrook man dies after residence catches fire

An 85-year-old man has died in a fire in Bolingbrook.

Firefighters responded to the incident about 11:40 p.m. Thursday at a residence on Bellflower Lane, according to a statement from Bolingbrook Battalion Fire Chief Chris Brophy.

Firefighters were able to find one person inside the residence and removed him, Brophy said.

That person was Everett Pope Jr., 85, of Bolingbrook, according to the Will County Coroner’s Office.

Pope was provided emergency medical treatment, but efforts to revive him were not successful. Pope was pronounced dead at 1:50 a.m. Friday, according to the coroner’s office.

When asked about a possible cause of the fire, Brophy said the fire department had no additional information at the time.

The Bolingbrook Police Department, the Bolingbrook Fire Department and the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the incident, according to the coroner’s office.