A 4-year-old boy was killed and five other people — three of them children — were injured in a fire in the city’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood, authorities said.
A 4-year-old was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to Chicago police. Three other boys, ages 5, 7 and 11 were hospitalized with smoke inhalation injuries and were each listed in critical condition, police said.
A 40-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were each listed in good condition for smoke inhalation injuries, authorities said.A fire department spokesman said the home did have working smoke detectors, but said the investigation was still ongoing.Advertisement
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