2 dead, 1 hurt in Chicago house fire; arson suspected

CHICAGO (AP) - Two people have died and a 58-year-old man is critically injured after a Chicago house fire that authorities are investigating as a possible arson.

The Chicago Tribune reports (http://trib.in/2bpWv2G ) firefighters responded to a blaze that started on the first floor of a two-story home on the southwest side around 12:40 a.m. Saturday.

Two people, believed to be a man and a woman, were pronounced dead at the scene. Their ages were not released.

The man who was injured jumped from the second floor. He was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Stroger Hospital.

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Information from: Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com