Fire at Englewood apartment leave girl, 5, dead, man hurt
Fire officials say the preliminary cause of the fire was due to the careless use of smoking materials.
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Fire officials say the preliminary cause of the fire was due to the careless use of smoking materials.
Police say a 5-year-old girl was found unresponsive inside the building and was pronounced dead on the scene. A man was also hospitalized after attempting a possible rescue in the unit, a fire official said.
The fire happened in the 500 block of West Marquette Road around 8 a.m.
It happened on 110th Place and Michigan.
It is believed that some garbage might have been on fire and spread.
Cell phone video from a neighbor captured heavy flames coming from the fourth floor of the complex.
The owner of the unit where the fire started wasn't home at the time.
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