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Investigation underway after man dies of severe burns in fire on Chicago’s West Side

By Darius Johnson

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    CHICAGO (WBBM) — A death investigation is underway after firefighters made a disturbing discovery while putting out a fire in Little Village on Monday night.

The Chicago Fire Department responded to a fire in the front of a building, in the 2600 block of South Pulaski Road around 11 p.m.

When fire crews put out the flames, they found a 40-year-old man badly burned and unresponsive.The man was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

Information on the cause of the fire was not immediately available.

Area Four detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.

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