Coroner: Danville man found on porch died of natural causes

DANVILLE – A man whose body was found at a house fire on Tuesday morning apparently died of natural causes, an official said Wednesday.

Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson said preliminary results from an autopsy performed Wednesday morning showed that Harold T. Jackson, 76, died naturally before the fire consumed his home at 523 N. Bowman Ave.

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