2 injured in high-rise apartment fire on Chicago's South Side

2 people injured in high-rise apartment fire in Washington Park

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two people were injured in a high-rise apartment building fire late Tuesday morning in the Washington Park neighborhood.

The fire started around 11:45 a.m. on the 9th floor of Southland Village Apartments, a 24-story building at 6253 S. Michigan Av. Chicago Fire Department officials said the fire was contained to a single apartment, and was extinguished shortly after noon.

Two adults were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening.

No other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

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