Chicago: Man, 50, critical after Englewood house fire

  • Source: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago
  • Published: 08/20/2017 01:23 AM

A 50-year-old man suffered third-degree burns when flames tore through a South Side Englewood neighborhood home early Saturday. Firefighters responded at 4:17 a.m. to the house fire in the 1300 block of West 61st Street, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The occupants tried to fight the fire with a garden hose and kitchen fire extinguisher, but lost control of the flames, the fire department said. It was unknown how long they were trying to extinguish the fire before calling 911.



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