6 children among 8 killed in Chicago apartment fire

At least six children and two adults were killed in a fire inside a three-story apartment building in Chicago early Sunday, fire officials said. Three other people, including one firefighter, were also hospitalized.

 “We have not had this in many, many, many years, this amount of fatalities and injuries in one location,” Chicago Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago said. 

The cause of the fire, which occurred on the 2200 block of Sacramento Avenue in the city’s Marshall Square neighborhood, is not yet known. Santiago said no smoke detectors were found at the scene. A photo from the scene showed bricks charred from smoke on the exterior of the building:

The firefighter who was transported to the hospital is in good condition, Santiago said, and the fire department is in touch with the mayor’s office regarding the blaze.