Overview
- The blaze at an East Garfield Park apartment building, reported early Thursday around 2:16 a.m., left a 62-year-old man dead.
- Fire crews found the man unresponsive inside, treated him at the scene, and took him to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- A woman and a 4-year-old had already exited before responders arrived, and both were taken to Stroger in good condition as a precaution.
- Chicago police and fire officials have not identified the victim and have not determined what caused the fire.
- Officials said no residents were displaced from the building.