CTA bus driver, passenger spring into action to help residents escape South Side fire

The quick actions of a CTA bus driver and passenger helped residents escape burning homes on the South Side apparently unscathed overnight. According to Chicago police, officers responded to a residential fire in the 8000 block of South Shore Drive just after 2 a.m. Monday, where two homes were on fire. When firefighters arrived, flames were shooting from the roof of one of the homes and out of an upstairs window. Meanwhile, the driver of a CTA bus and one of his passengers spotted the flames from about a block away and rushed into the homes to wake up residents and get them outside, where they were put on the bus. The passenger said some of those caught in the fire were children. READ MORE: https://ift.tt/3rk1ynw