Boy, 10, killed in NW Side fire that injured 11

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 10-year-old boy was killed in a fire at his home in Chicago's Hollywood Park neighborhood, where residents jumped to escape the flames. The Pakistani Consulate identifies the boy as Ans Khan.

Officials are investigating the cause of the fast-moving apartment fire. Sources told ABC7 Eyewitness News the fire may have been arson, but neither the Chicago Fire Department nor Chicago police have confirmed that statement.

Investigators said the blaze broke out around 3 a.m. Sunday at the four-story apartment building in the 5700-block of North Kimball Avenue.

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Ans Khan's family was trapped inside their third-floor apartment. They were forced to jump to safety.

"The dad had his kids. There was a lot of smoke coming out of the window. He throws his kids, held them by the ankle and drops them. A bunch of people went and caught them. Him and his wife they jumped also," said Daniel Sendroiu, a resident displaced by fire.

"They were literally jumping out of the window. It was like nothing I've ever seen. It was terrible," said Rehana Patel, a witness.

Two children were taken to Thorek Memorial Hospital. Their mother was taken to Stroger Hospital. Their father, who works as a CTA driver, was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he is listed in critical condition.

But a third child, Ans, did not survive the fire. He was trapped inside, where first responders later found him. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said Kahn was pronounced dead at 7:20 a.m. Sunday.

The Chicago Fire Department said 11 people were injured in the blaze, including five children. The American Red Cross said ten families, 27 people in total, were forced from their homes as a result of the fire.

Concern for the family has traveled back to their native Pakistan. Khan is the nephew of a Pakistani TV star who, along with Chicago's Pakistani community, is devastated by the loss.

"Any tragedy, loss of human life is always something that affects all of us, especially if you lose somebody who is so young," said Pakistan Consul General Faisal Tirmizi.

On Monday at Peterson Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools grief counselors were on hand, where the boy was a fifth grader.