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,

Actor Brian J. White explained how training for on-screen roles helped him to detain an illegal immigrant on his neighbor's property who was allegedly threatening to use a blowtorch in LA fire zone.

Former "Chicago Fire" star Brian J. White jumped into action in a dramatic citizen's arrest, helping his neighbors stop and hold a man with a blowtorch who they suspected was allegedly trying to start a fire in White's garbage can – all this happening while the Kenneth Fire in West Hills,