CHICAGO (AP) — Three Chicago firefighters have been
injured while battling a fire in the city's West Englewood neighborhood.
Fire Commissioner Robert Hoff says two firefighters
suffered face, hands and respiratory burns. He said one is in critical
condition and the other in serious condition. Hoff would not release the names
of the victims because relatives haven't been notified.
A third firefighter was hospitalized Thursday due
to exhaustion from fighting the blaze in a wood-frame house.
Fire Department Chief Kevin MacGregor says the two
most seriously injured firefighters were taken to Advocate Christ Medical
Center in Oak Lawn. Hoff says they will be transferred to the burn unit at
Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.
Authorities say the fire displaced eight residents.
Hoff says the cause of the fire hasn't been
determined.
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