Garage fire on Chicago's Southeast Side leaves man dead
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was found dead following a fire overnight in the Calumet Heights neighborhood.
Chicago police and firefighters arrived at the 8900 block of South Essex Avenue just before midnight, where flames were seen coming from the garage.
After they extinguished the fire, crews performed a search of the interior and found a man, identified as 43-year-old Gilbert Sims by the Medical Examiner's Office, inside unresponsive. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
It is unclear if the victim was trapped inside the garage. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
