Man dies after accidental fire at apartment building fire on Chicago's South Side
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 three-story building in the 7100 block of South Rhodes Avenue and found a 32-year-old man.
Police said the victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died. He has not been identified.
According to the Chicago Fire Department, the fire was accidentally started when someone was cooking and left it unattended. CFD said no working smoke alarms were heard.
A resident told CBS News Chicago the victim was friendly and "knows everybody in the building."
Video from the scene showed firefighters using ladders to reach the fire.
No other injuries were reported.
