Five people, including four police officers, were injured following a fire Oct. 4, 2021, in Lincoln Park. | Sun-Times file photo
Police said they were investigating the fire at 400 block of West Wrightwood Avenue as an arson but gave no details.
A man died after apparently jumping from a 7th-floor apartment in Lincoln Park after a fire had been purposely set, according to Chicago police.
The fire was reported around 5 p.m. in the 400 block of West Wrightwood Avenue, police said. Responding crews found a 31-year-old man on the ground and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Four officers suffered minor smoke inhalation and were transported to a hospital for evaluation, officials said.
The fire was contained to the apartment. Police said it was being investigated as an arson.
No other details were released.
