Man charged after setting his belongings, himself on fire on CTA Blue Line train
A man stood charged with arson and criminal damage to property Sunday after police said he set himself on fire on a CTA Blue Line train last week.
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A man stood charged with arson and criminal damage to property Sunday after police said he set himself on fire on a CTA Blue Line train last week.
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Around 1:20 a.m., Chicago police said the man broke into a building in the 3400 block of North Damen Avenue and sexually abused two women.
Heavy smoke was seen billowing up into the sky in the building on Damen Avenue at 52nd Street.
Responding crews were able to put out the fire with no injuries.
The attackers fired shots at the victim, striking him in the back, police said.
The man was in his car when he was shot at 46th Street and Damen Avenue.
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This was not a fire, the CFD said.
The smoke in an Auburn Gresham residence was caused by cooking, not a fire, the Chicago Fire Department said.
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