Man killed, woman hospitalized after Lake View apartment fire

Neil Herald, 56, was taken in critical condition to Illinois Masonic Medical Center. A woman, 79, was taken in serious condition to the same hospital.

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Two people were hospitalized Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 after an apartment fire in the 1100 block of West Wolfram Street.

Two people were hospitalized Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 after an apartment fire in the 1100 block of West Wolfram Street.

Chicago Fire Department

A man has died and a woman was hospitalized following an apartment fire Saturday morning in Lake View.

The fire began around 3:40 a.m. on the first floor, then spread to the second floor of an apartment building in the 1100 block of West Wolfram Street, Chicago fire officials said.

Neil Herald, 56, was taken in critical condition to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he later died, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

A woman, 79, was taken in serious condition to the same hospital, police said.

The fire was put out about 4 a.m., officials said. There was no immediate word on the cause.

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