UPDATE: Springfield police have identified a woman found dead at the scene of a house fire in the 1700 block of west Lombard Monday night.
A police spokeswoman says Alice Hale, 66, Springfield, was found dead by firefighters.
Circumstances surrounding her death appear to be suspicious.
The home off Kansas Avenue, was engulfed in flames when crews arrived at 10:33 p.m.
Police and fire remained on the scene all night and early morning, conducting a death investigation, as well as an investigation into the cause of the fire.
The police department’s crime scene unit arrived just after 5:00 a.m. Tuesday.
