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A man critically injured in a house fire Wednesday morning in the Clearing neighborhood on the Southwest Side later died at a hospital, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Firefighters responded about 8:50 a.m. to a fire in a single-story home in the 5700 block of West 63rd Place, according to Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford. Responders were initially told several people were trapped inside the house, prompting them to upgrade to a still and box alarm.
A man, thought to be in his 50s, was found in the home and was taken in “extremely critical” condition to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, Langford said. That man was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to Fire Media.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office could not immediately confirm the fatality.
No other injuries were reported.
The blaze, which originated in the front of the home, was extinguished within 15 minutes, Langford said. The cause remains under investigation.