1-year-old boy critically injured, 2 others hurt in South Shore house fire, officials sayA 1-year-old boy was critically injured and two other people were hurt in a South Shore house fire on South Merrill Avenue, Chicago officials said. A 1-year-old boy was critically injured and two other people were hurt in a South Shore house fire on South Merrill Avenue, Chicago officials said. A 1-year-old boy was critically injured and two other people were hurt in a South Shore house fire on South Merrill Avenue, Chicago officials said. A 1-year-old boy was critically injured and two other people were hurt in a South Shore house fire on South Merrill Avenue, Chicago officials said. The fire broke out around 6:35 p.m. Saturday near 68th Street and South Merrill Avenue in the city's South Shore neighborhood.