Children were among six people injured in a large apartment fire early Thursday morning in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. Just after 2 a.m., 140 Chicago firefighters responded to the 2-alarm fire in the 5200 block of North Avenue. Firefighters used at least eight ladders to bring residents to safety.

The fire in the apartment building in the 5200-block of West North Avenue also left three others injured. Chicago police said the deceased victims included a five-year-old boy, a 32-year-old woman and a 76-year-old man. A four-year-old boy was among those injured. Their identities were not yet known.