Firefighter Hospitalized After Christmas Blaze On Far South Side

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Chicago firefighter was taken to the hospital for treatment after a Sunday blaze on the Far South Side.

Firefighters fight a blaze Sunday morning in the East Side neighborhood on the Far South Side. (Credit: Fire Media Affairs)

The fire was reported about 7:10 a.m. in the 3600 block of East 99th Street at a 2.5-story house, according to Fire Media Affairs. The firefighter was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in fair condition.

No one else was reported injured, Fire Media Affairs said. The house where the fire occurred was believed to be vacant. The fire was struck out by 9 a.m.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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