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Arson Ruled in South Side Apartment Fire as Police Open Criminal Probe

Fire investigators ruled the Greater Grand Crossing blaze intentional, triggering a CPD arson probe.

Overview

  • The fire broke out around 1:13 a.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of East 68th Street on Chicago's South Side.
  • Chicago Fire Department crews quickly extinguished the flames after arriving just before 1:15 a.m.
  • One woman was taken to St. Bernard Hospital for smoke inhalation, and her condition was not immediately known.
  • Officials said the blaze displaced one woman, with no other injuries reported.
  • The Office of Fire Investigation determined the fire was arson, and Chicago police say the investigation remains active.