Teen Boy Among 4 Killed in Fire at Rogers Park Townhome
Four residents were taken to hospitals in critical condition before they died, and fire officials said the blaze was contained to one townhome.
- On Thursday, November 5, 2026, a fire at a four-unit townhome in Chicago's Rogers Park killed four people; the Chicago Fire Department responded to the 7000 block of North Paulina Street shortly before 4:15 a.m.
- Alderwoman Maria Hadden confirmed the victims were related: a 69-year-old grandmother, 46-year-old mother, 22-year-old man, and 13-year-old boy; their family dog also died in the blaze, which officials say remained contained to the single unit.
- Neighbor Salman Ansari, who knew the family for 25 years, heard screaming in the night and saw flames bursting from windows. "I could not even register what was happening, it was so fast," Ansari said.
- Chicago Fire Department officials are investigating the fire's cause while the Cook County Medical Examiner has not yet released victim identities. Mayor Brandon Johnson expressed gratitude to first responders and offered condolences to the impacted family.
- Three residents from neighboring units remain displaced as the community processes the loss; the youngest victim attended Kilmer Elementary School, located at 6700 N. Greenview Ave., according to officials.
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4 killed in Rogers Park fire
<p>Four people were killed in a fire early Thursday in Rogers Park on the North Side. </p><p>Two women and two males whose ages weren't immediately known were found unresponsive in a fire at a home in the 7000 block of North Paulina Street around 4:15 a.m., Chicago police said. </p><p>They were taken to area hospitals where they were pronounced dead, police said. </p><p>The cause of the fire was under investigation. </p>
Teen boy among 4 killed in fire at Rogers Park townhome
CHICAGO — Officials say four people, including a teen boy, are dead after a fire broke out at a townhome in Rogers Park early Thursday morning. The fire erupted at a townhome located near West Greenleaf Avenue and North Paulina Street in Rogers Park. Officials said that as crews battled the flames, four victims were [...]
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