A woman after a fire broke out over the weekend in an apartment building in Uptown.
Crews responded to the blaze in the three-story building about 9:45 a.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of West Winnemac Avenue, Chicago fire spokesman Larry Merritt said.
A woman in her early 60s was hospitalized and pronounced dead Monday morning, according to Merritt. She has not yet been identified.
A firefighter was also hospitalized after suffering heat exhaustion while responding to the blaze, Merritt said. The firefighter’s condition was stabilized.
The fire department passed out smoke detectors and fire safety literature on the block Monday.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire & Chicago Sun-Times 2022. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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