Overview
- The fire broke out Monday night in a three-story building on the 1800-block of 51st Avenue in Cicero.
- A middle-aged man was found dead in the unit where the blaze began after a reported explosion in a middle apartment.
- Officials described the death as linked to an apparent fuel explosion, with the cause still under investigation by state and town authorities.
- No other injuries were reported, and residents of neighboring apartments were displaced.
- Firefighters extinguished the flames, and authorities have not released the victim’s name.