Man dead, 2 women injured in fire in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood
A man died, and two women were injured after a house fire in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood on Friday morning. Amid the chaos, one woman said she was able to get out safely with her two children.
The Chicago Fire Department responded to the fire on the second floor of an apartment building in the 500 block of West 66th Street just before 7:30 a.m. Officials said that fire was on the second floor of the building, and burned through the roof.
Chicago police said a 55-year-old man was taken to St. Bernard's Hospital, where he died.
Police said two women, ages 81 and 19, were taken to Holy Cross Hospital in fair condition.
Photos from the scene show heavy flames and smoke coming from the building.
For one mother who lives in the building, her first priority was getting her two young children out safely.
The woman, who did not want to appear on camera, said her 6-year-old daughter first heard their smoke alarm go off.
"I seen a very, very faint smoke coming up in front of my window. It was so faint that you could've missed it," she said.
She grabbed her two young kids and ran out of the house
"As soon as you opened the door, you could smell the fire at that point," she said.
She said she then saw her two neighbors on a porch and realized they were calling for help.
Police said the 55-year-old man who died was on the second floor when the fire started. Neighbors said he was yelling for help, but was trapped.
The mother who got out with her children said she's grateful they are safe, but is left thinking about the neighbor who never made it out.
"Feeling grateful me and my kids got out, so I'm feeling grateful, and I'm sad for my neighbors' loss of their loved one," she said.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation on Friday afternoon. The American Red Cross was providing help to those left homeless due to the fire.
