Crime & Safety
Man Killed, 4-Year-Old And Woman Injured After Apartment Building Fire On Chicago's West Side
Firefighters found a 62-year-old man unresponsive inside the burning apartment.
Updated on: April 9, 2026 / 6:57 AM CDT
A man was killed, and a woman and child were injured in a fire in East Garfield Park early Thursday morning.
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Just after 2 a.m., the Chicago Fire Department was called to an apartment building fire in the 3400 block of West Monroe Street. Firefighters found a 4-year-old child and a woman outside on the sidewalk.
Firefighters found a 62-year-old man unresponsive inside the burning apartment. The man was treated on the scene and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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