CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Chicago police investigators are looking into a porch fire that took place early Monday morning in the city’s Lincoln Square neighborhood.
A surveillance camera captured the fire, which took place at about 2 a.m. near West Ainslie Street and North Bell Avenue, police said. No injuries were reported.
Chicago police officials would not confirm whether Monday morning’s fire was connected to eight other fires that have been reported in Lincoln Square and North Center during October. In some of those fires, Halloween decorations were targeted.
The Chicago Police Department previously said they believe a single suspect is behind those eight fires.
None of those fires resulted in any injuries, CPD said.
CPD released the locations and times of those eight previous fires:
-4600 block of North Lincoln Avenue, Oct. 4 at 1:50 a.m.
-2100 block of West Montrose Avenue, Oct. 4 at 3:48 a.m.
-4500 block of North Lincoln Avenue, Oct. 4 at 4 a.m.
-4600 block of North Lincoln Avenue, Oct. 7 at 4:13 a.m.
-4000 block of North Lincoln Avenue, Oct. 9 at 2:58 a.m.
-2100 block of West Agatite Avenue, Oct. 11 at 3:10 a.m.
-2200 block of West Roscoe Street, Oct. 11 at 3:43 a.m.
-3600 block of North Hoyne Avenue, Oct. 16 at 3:27 a.m.
Residents have been instructed to move outdoor decorations away from structures and to preserve surveillance footage.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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