Results tagged “fatalities”

An overnight fire has killed two, injured four, and displaced eight other people. The fire happened at 3912 W. Argyle St. in the Irving Park neighborhood. Three adults, including a responding police officer, were taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital and a minor was taken to to Children’s Memorial Hospital. According to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Q. Curtis, they range from "serious" to "critical" condition. The two fatalites were identified Roxanne Ocampo, 23, and Itzel Fernandez, 7. Update - CBS 2 is reporting that investigators believe the fire was a case of arson. [WBBM, CBN]

A head-on collision in Kane County early this morning claimed the lives of four teenagers. According to the Kane County Sheriff's Department, a preliminary investigation shows that drugs and alcohol did appear to factor into the crash. The crash happened just after 1 a.m. near the intersection of Burlington and Plato Roads in an unincorporated area of Burlington Township.