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Arson suspected in Illinois apartment fire that killed 3
- By Katrina V. Dayrit
- Published 12/30/2007
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Around 10:45PM on Saturday, a blaze spread through an apartment building in Oak Forest, Illinois. Fire crews fought the blaze for about three hours. After the fire was contained, three people, two adults and one child, were found dead on the scene. Authorities now believe that the fire had been intentionally set. By Sunday afternoon, two men in their 40s were being questioned. Over 70 people are now displaced from the 36-unit Le Clair Station Apartments. Firefighters say the victims were found close to each other but it has not yet been confirmed if they were from the same unit.