Overview

• The Chicago Fire Department reported a blaze at a high-rise in the 1100-block of West Erie Street around 8:45 a.m.
• Crews activated an EMS Plan 1 and extinguished the fire shortly after arriving.
• After the fire was out, firefighters found an adult woman who was pronounced dead at the scene.
• Officials have not determined the fire's cause or clarified when the woman died.
• Chicago police had not commented, and no further information was available at the time of publication.