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Fire at Cicero’s house: Aura Armas and Luis Armas Jr. died in a fire at Cicero’s house; Officials say a grandmother and her son were among those rescued
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Fire at Cicero’s house: Aura Armas and Luis Armas Jr. died in a fire at Cicero’s house; Officials say a grandmother and her son were among those rescued

CICERO, Illinois (Wales) — A mother and her teenage son were killed when a fire ripped through their western suburbs home on Wednesday morning.

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At 5:15 a.m., the Cicero Fire Department received a call about a large fire at a home near 29th Street and 51st Street.

Authorities said the first fire broke out in an abandoned house and spread to the Armas family’s home.

Authorities said when crews arrived at the scene, they were able to rescue three people: a 14-year-old boy, his father and his grandmother.

However, the flames trapped a mother and her 16-year-old son in the attic. Officials said both died as a result of the fire.

According to city officials, these people are Aura Armas and Luis Armas Jr. It was determined that .

Neighbors said they heard the family’s cries for help in the early morning hours.

The family’s three dogs made it out safely.

Berwyn, Oak Park, Stickney, North Riverside, Forest Park and River Forest provided fire departments to assist with the fire.

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