CHICAGO (CBS) — Two people were killed in a house fire on the city’s West Side early Saturday morning.
Chicago police said officers and firefighters responded to the 500 block of North Leamington Avenue just after 12:30 p.m.
A 65-year-old man died at the scene. The second victim, an 88-year-old woman, was taken to West Suburban Hospital, where she died.
A third person, a 62-year-old man, escaped the fire unharmed, police said.
No other injuries were reported.
The Chicago Fire Department is investigating the cause of the fire.
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