2 firefighters, 1 civilian injured in house fire on South Side of Chicago

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Two firefighters and one civilian were taken to the hospital after they were injured in a house fire on Thursday evening in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.

The fire started around 6 p.m. in a single-family house in the 400 block of East 90th Street.

Chicago Fire Department Deputy District Chief Gary Brooks Sr. said two firefighters fell through a hole in the kitchen on the first floor while trying to put out the fire, prompting a mayday call. The firefighters were quickly pulled out of the building and taken to the hospital in good condition.

One resident of the home was able to get out on their own and was taken to the hospital, but their condition was not immediately available.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.



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