Man Dead, 80-Year-Old Woman In Critical Condition After Fire In Englewood
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CHICAGO (CBS)-- A man is dead and an 80-year-old woman is in critical condition after a fire in Englewood.
A fire broke out at a two-story house in the 5600 block of South Bishop Street just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night.
According to police, the 36-year-old man was found on the first floor and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
An 80-year-old woman was taken to the same hospital with smoke inhalation in critical condition.
Residents on the second floor were alerted by a smoke alarm and exited the house. A resident told CBS 2 there was smoke on the first floor. They are now displaced.o
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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