1 found dead after Austin apartment fire

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A body was found in a basement after a fire in Chicago's Austin neighborhood Wednesday morning, police said.

Ambulance stolen from Chicago hospital, crashes in Gold Coast after striking cyclist; 1 in custody

The body was found in the basement of an apartment building at about 12:23 a.m. after a fire was extinguished in the 5000-block of Congress Parkway, police said.

Authorities have not released information on the identity of the person who was found dead.

Stepson of 4th Chicago firefighter dead from COVID-19: 'last thing any of us saw coming'

Further details on the fire were not immediately available.

Copyright © 2024 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.