A tragic fire claimed the life of a 57-year-old man earlier this week in Chicago's Norwood Park neighborhood. The fire, which broke out around 5:40 p.m. at a two-and-a-half-story house on 7731 W. Balmoral Ave., led to the unfortunate death of the adult occupant who was rescued by firefighters and treated by paramedics according to CBS News.
As a compassionate response to this loss, the following morning, the Chicago Fire Department took swift action to avoid the repetition of such tragedy as reported by CFD Media and CFD Media, engaged in a fire safety campaign in their very neighborhood.
The firefighters passed out smoke detectors and fire safety materials to the residents on the 7700 block of W. Balmoral
As reported by CBS News, the Cook County Medical Examiner's office confirmed the man's death and promised to return to the affected neighborhood to pass out free smoke detectors and fire safety materials.
