A person was killed in a house fire Thursday night at the corner of Cherilyn Circle and Meriwood Parkway.
Christian County Deputy Coroner Mark Claxton identified the victim as 63-year old Josephine Kompanik.
Hopkinsville Fire Department Fire Chief Steve Futrell says a neighbor called 911 about 6:45 p.m. and firefighters found the victim’s body inside and she appeared to have been overcome with smoke.
He says the cause of the blaze will be investigated, but it appears to have started in the living room.
An autopsy was scheduled for Friday at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville.