Irving Park Fire Kills Two

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jan 31, 2009 6:00PM

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]