“We had heavy fire in the basement,” and the fire spread to the first floor of the 45-by-125 foot building, he said. <\/p>\n
Five residents – including two children, one of whom is 2-years-old – all suffered smoke inhalation and were rescued. Two were taken down by ladders and three were rescued from inside the building, Curtis said. <\/p>\n
The children were taken to University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital in fair condition. Two adults were taken to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center in fair condition and a third adult was taken to South Shore Hospital, Curtis said. <\/p>\n
About 100 fire department personnel from 32 fire companies were able to stop the fire from spreading to the second and third floors. The building was equipped with smoke detectors, Curtis said. <\/p>\n
Curtis said about 20 residents were going to be displaced. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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