Chicago house fire leaves 10-year-old killed, 18-year-old critically injured

A 10-year-old child was killed and an 18-year-old man was injured in a house fire in Chicago overnight, the Chicago Police Department said.

About 3:27 a.m., police and firefighters responded to a residential fire in the 10400 block of South Green Street in Washington Heights. A man and a woman were able to exit the house unharmed.

According to police, a 10-year-old was recovered from the home and transported to a nearby hospital where the child was pronounced dead. Firefighters also located an 18-year-old man inside, who was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

A man who identified himself as the child’s grandfather told NBC Chicago the boy was sleeping downstairs, and the parents were sleeping upstairs. The 18-year-old, the grandfather said, has cerebral palsy.

Photos and video from the aftermath show members of CFD entering the house in the daylight hours.

The circumstances surrounding the fire and how it started weren’t immediately clear. No further details were provided.