A man was pronounced dead and three others suffered smoke inhalation in an apartment fire Wednesday morning in the Ravenswood neighborhood on the North Side, officials said.
Shortly before 4:15 a.m., a man believed to be in his 50s, was found unresponsive with fatal injuries in a second floor apartment in the 1900 block of West Ainslie Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Chicago police said. Three other people were taken to an area hospital for smoke inhalation, officials said.
An investigation revealed the fire started on the back porch of a three-story building according to evidence at the scene and video captured prior to the fire, officials said.
Three other people were displaced in the fire which is being investigated by fire officials. As of Wednesday morning, the victim has not been identified.