96-year-old dies nearly a week after high-rise fire on Chicago's Near West Side
A 96-year-old woman died nearly a week after an apartment fire at a high-rise on Chicago's Near West Side on Thursday night.
A fire broke out inside a unit of West Point Plaza, a 21-story high-rise, in the 300 block of South Damen Avenue, on May 22, around 10:30 a.m.
Police said three people were taken to local hospitals with smoke inhalation.
The 96-year-old woman, identified as Viola Orr, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. She died almost a week later.
A 92-year-old woman was taken to a hospital in good condition, and a 68-year-old woman was also listed in good condition.
Chicago fire officials ruled the cause of the fire was accidental.
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