Man who died in Pilsen house fire identified
J Bernabe Barbosa, 56, died after a fire Tuesday afternoon at his home in the 1900 block of South May Street.
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J Bernabe Barbosa, 56, died after a fire Tuesday afternoon at his home in the 1900 block of South May Street.
Around 8 p.m., The New Chicago Police and Fire Departments responded to a call of a structure fire in the 400 block of McKinley Avenue.
Patricia Lear's home and the one next door were a total loss, and other neighbors were also left with damage to their houses.
On Monday afternoon, the fire destroyed a unit in the Beach Park Mobile Homes community and damaged nearby homes too. Marissa Sulek reports.
Six people escaped from their burning homes safely.
There were hoarder conditions inside the house where the fire broke out, according to the Fire Department.
Just such an example of such challenges came up Tuesday afternoon in the Pilsen neighborhood, where a fire broke out in a duplex house and sent a man to the hospital in critical condition. Charlie De Mar reports.
There were hoarder conditions in the duplex house on May Street, according to the Fire Department.
The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army have been working overtime to help those displaced by fires amid the cold snap.
The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army have been working overtime to help those displaced by fires amid the cold snap. Marissa Sulek reports.
Flames and heavy smoke were seen filling the sky.
The garden apartment in the building was severely damaged.
Crews were called around 10 p.m. Saturday to the building at 4901 W. Erie St., at Lamon Avenue.
In addition to the devastation there's a risk of landslides caused in part by the water used to fight the flames.
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A man, 50, was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital for smoke inhalation and was listed in good condition.
Chicago police said just after 4 a.m., officers responded to the 8100 block of South Emerald Avenue, where officers saw fire crews at the scene fighting the fire.
The Elgin Fire Department said Wednesday that there was no evidence of suspicious activity in any of the three fires at the "tent city" at State and Kimball streets on Dec. 4, Dec. 12, and Jan. 11.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Firefighters pulled a man out of the fire, and he had burns throughout his body, and a laceration to his neck.
The fire broke out in the house at 6721 S. Cregier Ave., within the Jackson Park Highlands historic district.
The fire broke out in a house on Cregier Avenue just south of 67th Street.
It was not immediately learned if anyone was home during the fire or if anyone was injured.
CBS Skywatch was over the home at 81st Avenue and 125th Street in Palos Park.
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