The coroner in Williamson County has released the names of two women who died in a house fire in the 700 block of North 18th Street in Herrin early Friday morning.

Junior Burke says they are 77-year-old Mary Dee Litton and her daughter, 54-year-old Mary Jane Litton, both of Herrin. Both women were pronounced dead at Herrin Hospital due to injuries they received in the fire that the Herrin Fire Department responded to around 12:45 a.m.

Autopsies were scheduled for Saturday.

The fire is currently under investigation by the Williamson County Coroner’s Office, Illinois State Fire Marshal, Herrin Police and Illinois State Police.

Burke says no further information is available at this time.