CHICAGO (CBS) — One person was killed and four others were injured, including two children, in an apartment fire in the South Shore neighborhood early Saturday morning.
Chicago police said a fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. at the three-unit apartment complex in the 2400 block of East 78th Street.
Chicago Fire Department
A 24-year-old man was found at the scene and died.
Among the four taken to hospital is a 27-year-old man who was taken to Trinity Hospital in good condition for a non-fire related injury. A 24-year-old woman was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
Two children were taken to Comer Children’s Hospital; a 2-year-old boy was listed in good condition and a 7-year-old boy was in critical condition with unknown injuries.
Police said 23 people were displaced as a result of the fire.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
