A man was killed and 2 men were seriously injured in a Garfield Park building collapse in the 3400-block of West Jackson Boulevard, officials said.
CHICAGO -- A man died and two men were seriously injured after part of a home collapsed onto its front porch in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
Chicago fire officials said a 32-year-old man and a 68-year-old man were critically injured and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital for treatment.Officials said the part of the building that collapsed onto the porch is called a"cockloft." The officials said bricks crumbled, causing it to fail. The sound of the collapse was heard around the neighborhood.Greg Augustus, the closest neighbor to the home, rushed to help while firefighters were still on their way.
Relatives said a father, his adult son and a cousin had been sitting on the front porch when the top of the home collapsed, crushing the porch and the men on it.
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