Officials: January fire in downtown Whiting may have been set

Water is poured onto a building destroyed by a fire in January at the corner of Sheridan Avenue and 119th Street in Whiting. Investigators believe the fire may have been set intentionally.

Whiting firefighters work to contain hot spots in downtown building

Water continues to be poured Monday onto a building at the corner of Sheridan Avenue and 119th Street in Whiting. The building was destroyed by a fire Sunday night.

Whiting firefighters work to contain hot spots in downtown building

Water continues to be poured Monday onto a building at the corner of Sheridan Avenue and 119th Street in Whiting. The building was destroyed by a fire Sunday night.

Whiting firefighters work to contain hot spots in downtown building

Water freezes Monday on a building at the corner of Sheridan Avenue and 119th Street in Whiting as firefighters continue to work on hot spots following Sunday night's blaze.

Fire of suspicious origin destroys condemned vacant restaurant

Firefighters battle a fire at a vacant restaurant across the street from Holy Name Church. The building was destroyed in an overnight fire of suspicious origin.

Fire of suspicious orgin destroys condemned vacant restaurant

A vacant restaurant across the street from Holy Name Church - most recently called Jo Jo's - was destroyed in an overnight fire of suspicious origin.

The McCullough family of seven barely escaped their burning home with their lives early Sunday morning.

The McCullough family barely escaped their burning home with their lives early Sunday morning.

The McCullough family of seven barely escaped their burning home with their lives early Sunday morning.

Louis and Chanel McCullough, along with family friend Donald Dillahay, right, prepare to survey the damage to their home following a Sunday morning fire.

The McCullough family of seven barely escaped their burning home with their lives early Sunday morning.

EFI Global Investigator David McVey, left, talks with Louis and Chanel McCullough, right, and their friend Donald Dillahay about the fire that destroyed the McCullough home Sunday morning.

destroyed home on 67th ln. and madison an eyesore

The debris from a home at 67th Lane and Madison Street still litters the property more than a month after it was badly damaged in an explosion. The blast has been called a suicide by resident Jonathan W. Krantz, 37.

destroyed home on 67th ln. and madison an eyesore

It's unclear yet as to what, if anything, will happen with a bank-owned home at 67th Lane and Madison Street that was destroyed June 1 during a suicide by resident Jonathan W. Krantz, 37. Neighbors and city officials want the site cleared.