Man dies after fire at Uptown senior living centerSun-Times Wireon May 11, 2021 at 1:45 pm

A man was critically hurt in a fire May 10, 2021 in Uptown.
A man was critically hurt in a fire May 10, 2021 in Uptown. | Sun-Times file photo

The fire broke out in a third-floor apartment in the 900 block of West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago fire officials said.

A man died after he was injured in a fire Monday at a senior living center in the Uptown neighborhood.

Young Lee, 65, was found by firefighters on a burning couch at the Heiwa Terrace apartments at 920 W. Lawrence Ave., according to Chicago fire officials and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The fire broke out 3:30 a.m. Monday in a third-floor apartment, fire officials said. Lee was taken in critical condition to Illinois Masonic Medical Center. He died at 12:27 a.m. Tuesday, the medical examiner’s office said.

An autopsy was scheduled.

A Chicago police officer was injured at the scene but refused medical help, according to fire officials.

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