Three deaths in an early heatwave are prompting questions . . . and concerns.
The discovery of the bodies of three women inside a Chicago senior housing facility after a brief heat wave this month raises questions about whether officials and residents are prepared for the kind of brutal heat that killed more than 700 people in the city nearly thirty years ago.
Officials have not determined the causes of death in each case, but there is widespread suspicion heat played a role.
The fact the heat arrived in May and not during the height of summer has some warning that cities nationwide are inviting disaster by not doing more to protect vulnerable residents.