Woman in critical condition after fire rips through two houses in West Englewood
The houses were originally believed to be vacant.
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The houses were originally believed to be vacant.
The fire ripped through two houses in the West Englewood neighborhood.
The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in "very critical" condition and was later confirmed dead on Wednesday.
A three-story frame apartment building was left charred by the blaze.
The fire happened while the city is dealing with dangerous cold temperatures. Frozen helmets and pipes show what kind of elements they had to endure.
The fire happened while the city is dealing with dangerous cold temperatures. Frozen helmets and pipes show what kind of elements they had to endure.
Officials say 24 units caught fire.
Officials say 24 units caught fire.
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Fire officials said they saw heavy smoke pouring from an underground garage and two cars engulfed in flames.
Dozens of fire trucks outside of this apartment complex in Munster around 8:00 Sunday night. Fire officials said they saw heavy smoke pouring from an underground garage and two cars engulfed in flames.
Investigators are looking into what started those flames.
Flames broke out around noon in one of the apartments near 52nd and Blackstone.
"This is a life and death situation. It is miraculous that everyone got out with their lives."
The fire was out by 10 p.m. No injuries were reported.
All 379 occupants of the Japan Airlines flight got out safely and the pilot of the coast guard plane also escaped, officials said.
The building was left uninhabitable. It's unclear how many residents were displaced.
A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames. Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed that all 379 occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 got out safely before the plane was entirely engulfed in flames. The pilot of the coast guard plane also escaped, but five crewmembers died, Saito said.
A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames. Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito confirmed that all 379 occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 got out safely before the plane was entirely engulfed in flames. The pilot of the coast guard plane also escaped, but five crewmembers died, Saito said.
Fire officials say the building is uninhabitable and everyone else in the building had to relocate elsewhere. It is unclear how many people were displaced.
It's not clear how the fire started or if anyone was hurt.
Fire Department officials said the fire alarm panel in the lobby was lit up when they arrived, but several tenants said they did not hear any fire alarms, and claimed the building has had multiple building code issues.
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