Fire Victim Dies of His Injuries A Day Later

The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition Friday after the noontime fire at a popular senior living facility.

  After numerous area fire departments responded to an eighth-floor apartment fire Friday which left a man in critical condition, the man, Seymour B. Cohen, 91, died Saturday of his injuries. When the fire occurred Friday, a witness responded to the call of smoke and entered Cohen's eighth-floor apartment at The Park at Golf Mill, a senior living facility at 8975 W. Golf Road. The witness saw Cohen had burn injuries on his arm and leg, Niles police said, called 911 and grabbed a fire extinguisher to attempt to put the fire out. Earlier: Fire sends man to burn unit in critical condition Police and fire units arrived at approximately 12:33 p.m. and discovered an active fire in room 808. They evacuated the building and the fire department …

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