Albany Park fireplace: Woman, pets die in rental blaze

A girl in her 40s and her two pets have been discovered lifeless in a hearth Tuesday morning in Albany Park at the Northwest Side. Firefighters have been referred to as to a blaze about 9:35 a.m. at the 3rd flooring of an rental development at 4443 N. Lawndale Ave., in line with Chicago fireplace spokesman Larry Merritt. Crews put out the flames and located the sufferer within, Merritt stated. Her cat and canine additionally died within the fireplace. Merritt couldn’t say the level of the wear and tear, however stated there have been no different recognized displacements. He stated operating smoke detectors have been discovered within the hallway. The Cook County clinical examiner’s place of work hasn’t launched main points at

Cats, canines, Quillie the hedgehog — newly followed pets are

NEW YORK — Lala, a 3-month-old black Lab, romped into Ufuoma George’s existence a couple of weeks in the past, simply as she retreated into her New York condo within the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Lala, she idea, could be corporate. But she’s became out to be so a lot more. “Being alone at home kind of is hard,” says George, “but with a pet you have someone to take care of, someone to play with you, someone to greet you in the morning, so it’s kind of like really calming and comforting.” Whether it’s a canine, a cat or, sure, a hedgehog named Quillie Nelson, pets are proving to be sudden heroes in lockdown. They come with the