Investigation underway after man dies of severe burns in fire on Chicago’s West Side
By Darius Johnson
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CHICAGO (WBBM) — A death investigation is underway after firefighters made a disturbing discovery while putting out a fire in Little Village on Monday night.
The Chicago Fire Department responded to a fire in the front of a building, in the 2600 block of South Pulaski Road around 11 p.m.
When fire crews put out the flames, they found a 40-year-old man badly burned and unresponsive.The man was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
Information on the cause of the fire was not immediately available.
Area Four detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.
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