Family loses pet in fire in north Chicago suburb
The Evanston Fire Department said crews found heavy smoke pouring from the home, in the 2300 block of Emerson Street, around 2:30 a.m.
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The Evanston Fire Department said crews found heavy smoke pouring from the home, in the 2300 block of Emerson Street, around 2:30 a.m.
At last check, firefighters were searching all three floors of the structure for anyone inside.
At last check, firefighters were searching all three floors of the structure for anyone inside.
A U-Haul facility that was destroyed in a massive fire on Tuesday in south suburban Dolton, Illinois, also caught fire days earlier, and the owner believes both fires were suspicious.
Police said the victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died. H
A man died after an accidental apartment building fire in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood early Wednesday morning.
Just after 2:15 a.m., Chicago police said firefighters responded to the building in the 7100 block of South Rhodes Avenue and found a 32-year-old man.
Video shows the truss roof collapsing as the flames consume the building.
Video shows the truss roof collapsing as the flames consume the building.
A total of 81 firefighters responded to the fire, and it took them about two hours to put the fire out.
Everyone survived the first fire, which broke out in the 7100 block of South Yates Boulevard. A man was found dead in the second fire on South Shore Drive.
A firefighter suffered a minor injury battling the blaze on Yates Boulevard.
CBS News Chicago asked the Fire Department if there were any injuries, but there was no immediate response.
CBS News Chicago asked the Fire Department if there were any injuries, but there was no immediate response.
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