A 44-year-old man died and two people were injured after a fire broke out in a home Wednesday in south suburban Hazel Crest.
Firefighters arrived to the blaze about 4 a.m. and found two people unconscious inside a home in the 3400 block of Hickory Lane, according to the Hazel Crest Fire Department.
The pair were pulled from the fire, while a third person escaped on their own, the department said in a statement.
They were all taken to hospitals, where the 44-year-old man was pronounced dead, the department said.
He was identified as Michael Burrage of Hazel Crest by the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The Illinois State Fire Marshal was investigating the cause of the fire.