Boy, 10, killed, brother critically injured in South Side fire, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 10-year-old boy was killed and an 18-year-old man critically injured in a fire in the Washington Heights neighborhood Monday morning, Chicago police said.

Authorities responded at about 3:27 a.m. to the 10400-block of South Green Street.

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The family said 10-year-old London Woodard lost his life in the fire. His 18-year-old brother, Mikah Glass, is currently at the hospital, fighting for his life.

"The mother and father were upstairs, and they were asleep. And they were downstairs," said Robert Harris, the victims' grandfather.

The father said he couldn't get to his sons in time and the mother ran to neighbors for help.

Chicago firefighters were able to get the siblings out.

"She was in the front yard saying her kids were inside the house, and she was crying. That's all I heard from her," neighbor Tiwanna Connolly said. "My granddaughter woke me up and said the house is on fire next-door."

Harris said both of his grandsons were downstairs in the living room when the fire broke out.

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"I lost my 10-year-old grandson and my 18-year-old other grandson who has cerebral palsy. But the 10-year-old, they found him on the couch with smoke inhalation. The only thing that burned in the house was just the couch," Harris said.

Glass also suffered smoke inhalation.

"He's full of smoke and everything. So they got him on life support, trying to get him stabilized right now," Harris said.

Family and neighbors stood outside for hours watching as firefighters cleared the damage of what was left. The home has been boarded up.

The family is now trying to move forward after losing a boy that was full of life.

"He just played a basketball game yesterday, he (scored) 15 points, 15 points. He was a little basketball star," Harris said.

Family is waiting for news about their other child, who's in a wheelchair and in critical condition at Loyola hospital.

Harris said the family will now stay with him.

"Definitely going to be a tough one," said Eugene Harris, the victims' uncle.

The family said that investigators are looking into the outlets that were behind the couch to see if a problem there is what started the fire.

The Red Cross has been on the scene Monday, and is helping the family.