Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
A fire broke out after midnight in the 3100-block of South 53rd Street in Cicero on Monday. An 82-year-old woman was rescued from the fire, but a 62-year-old man believed to be her son died in the fire.
The victim was watching TV in the front room and officials said it appears the fire started in the basement right under that room. The man has been identified to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as Dale Forst.
The family has five cats, with three of them accounted for and two still missing. The cause of the fire is under investigation but is believed to be accidental, possibly involving a candle.
