Molotov cocktail sparks fatal fire in Bridgeport, police say
Police say a man threw a Molotov cocktail through the window of the row home and was seen running north in the alley wearing all black.
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Police say a man threw a Molotov cocktail through the window of the row home and was seen running north in the alley wearing all black.
The fires happened in the South Shore and Bridgeport neighborhoods about an hour apart.
Police said they also found a man in the building who had been shot multiple times and left in critical condition.
The fire damaged a house on Central Avenue in Matteson. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Someone started shooting at the car on the road, and the driver lost control and slammed into a parked car.
The homeowner, a 77-year-old man, was unaccounted for after the explosion.
Video posted to Facebook showed smoke pouring from the side windows and front door of 5920 S. Mozart St., and flames along the front roofline.
Jeffrey Austwick was arrested in St. Louis in the murders of his brothers, Marc and John, in Chicago's north suburbs.
Authorities believe the man also set fire to the house – which had belonged to his and his brothers' late mother.
Investigators said 63-year-old Marc Austwick and 60-year-old John Austwick were both shot to death. Firefighters discovered the men's bodies while responding to this fire early Wednesday morning.
The brothers were identified as Marc Austwick, 63, of Lake Forest, and John Austwick, 60, of Mundelein.
The brothers were in their 60s, and were both shot multiple times.
CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports a neighbor said their dog alerted them to the fire. Their window was hot to the touch. She said the fire looked like an inferno.
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There were reports of an explosion at the house where the fire broke out.
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The Fire Department called a 2-11 response for extra equipment and manpower for the fire at the old R. Nathaniel Dett Elementary School.
Photos from the scene showed smoke pouring from the shuttered school.
There were no injuries in the fire. Information about the cause was not immediately available.
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Officials say lightning struck the school's roof, sparking the insulation between the shingles and the metal roof.
Officials say lightning struck the school's roof, sparking the insulation between the shingles and the metal roof.
That possible strike caused a small fire on the second floor and caused portions of the building to crumble.
That possible strike caused a small fire on the second floor and caused portions of the building to crumble.
No one was hurt but the fire burned a charred area on the outside of the mall.
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