CHICAGO (CBS) -- A fire ripped through a house in the South Shore neighborhood Tuesday evening. The fire broke out in the house at 6721 S. Cregier Ave., within the Jackson Park Highlands historic district. The Chicago Fire Department called a still-and-box alarm for additional equipment and manpower.

Firefighting aircraft have been key in California’s battle against the wildfires raging in Los Angeles over the past week. An array of aerial firefighters have dropped thousands of gallons of red fire retardant liquid on LA in recent days,