A 44-year-old man died and two people injured after a fire broke out in a home Wednesday in south suburban Hazel Crest.
The fatality was identified as Michael Burrage of Hazel Crest by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Firefighters arrived to the blaze about 4 a.m. and found two people unconscious inside a home in the 3400 block of Hickory Lane, according to the Hazel Crest Fire Department.
The pair were pulled from the fire, while a third person escaped on their own, the department said in a statement.
They were all taken to hospitals, where Burrage was pronounced dead, authorities said.
The Illinois State Fire Marshal was investigating the cause of the fire.
