Good Samaritan Who Paid for Hotel Rooms for Homeless During Polar Vortex Identified

Candice Payne, 34, of Chicago, helped pay for 60 hotel rooms for 120 homeless people during the polar vortex. Candice Payne/Instagram

The Good Samaritan who paid for hotel rooms for homeless people in Chicago during the polar vortex has been identified.

The homeless people were camped out in a tent city when one of the propane tanks they were using exploded due to being too close to a space heater.