Chicago man killed in second house fire in same home
CHICAGO -- Chicago firefighters and police are investigating a fire in a Burnside home that ended with a 70-year-old man dead. The family called him kind, a great cook, and a selfless family man. The fire broke out on the first floor of a two-story coach house at 640 E. 89th Place. Inside the home, a large family thrived. Now, they are trying to understand how Howard Criddell, their 70-year-old father, brother, and friend, died suddenly after surviving so much.
' Newton was at her grandmother's house in front of the home when the fire started.'We just thought it was a false alarm,' she said. 'We were in here making plans, helping my grandmother make plans, and just something totally different.'It's a loss so fresh it doesn't feel real. 'I asked him to be my valentine. It's just unreal.' Criddell was already gone by the time emergency crews arrived.
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