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Woman 'saved a lot of lives' from fire in Chicago: Authorities
Updated On: 27 August, 2018 10:33 AM IST | Chicago | AP
Two other people were hospitalised in very critical condition. Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago told reporters the woman who was returning from work saw smoke and called 911 around 4 am
Firefighters continue to work at the scene of a residential fire where eight people perished, including six children in Chicago. Pic/AFP
Authorities say a woman returning from work who called 911 about a deadly apartment fire in Chicago saved lives by knocking on doors to alert others to get out. Eight people, including six children, were killed when the fire broke out in the three-story building before dawn yesterday.
Two other people were hospitalised in very critical condition. Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago told reporters the woman who was returning from work saw smoke and called 911 around 4 am.
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