By Deanese Williams-Harris
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO — Two women and two men were fatally injured in an overnight fire in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side, Chicago police reported.
The victims were discovered unresponsive during a fire at a residence shortly before 4:15 a.m. in the 7000 block of North Paulina Street , police said.
The victims were taken to area hospitals where they all were pronounced dead. No other injuries or displacements were reported, and fire officials are investigating the cause of the fire, police said.
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