CHICAGO (WLS) -- A person was killed a fire on the Northwest Side Wednesday morning, the Chicago Fire Department said.
Police officers responded at about 12:52 a.m. to the 2300-block of North Meade Avenue with firefighters on the scene fighting a fire.
A male victim was pulled from the fire and suffered a laceration to his neck and burns throughout his body, police said.
The victim was transported to Loyola Medical Center in critical condition. CFD said the person was later pronounced dead.
A CFD spokesperson said the department has turned over evidence to CPD as a possible crime scene.
Further details on the fire were not immediately available.