A 4-year-old boy was killed and three children were critically hurt in a West Humboldt Park basement blaze, Chicago fire and police officials said.
CHICAGO -- A 4-year-old boy died three other children were critically injured in a basement fire in West Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side, according to Chicago fire and police officials.
The fire began in the basement of a house in the 4000 block of West Potomac Avenue about 12:20 a.m., fire officials said.The boy was taken to Saints Mary and Elisabeth Medical Center and pronounced dead. A second boy, 5, was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital with in critical condition. A third boy, 7, was taken to the Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition. The fourth boy, 11, was also taken to Loyola in critical condition.
A man, 35, was taken to St. Mary's with minor smoke inhalation and was in good condition, police said.A neighbor who lived across the street told the Sun-Times she saw the children hours earlier. She broke down in tears as she overheard a fire official mention that it"wasn't looking too good" for at least one of them.
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