Homes catch fire in West Pullman neighborhood
CHICAGO (CBS) – Crews were fighting a large fire at two homes in the 12000 block of South Lafayette Avenue on Chicago's Far South Side late Friday afternoon.
Chopper 2 was over the scene where two houses appeared to be on fire in the West Pullman neighborhood.
A 2-11 alarm fire is burning through two homes in West Pullman. The fire communicated from 12040 to 12038 S. Lafayette. A heavy volume of fire has been visible in both 1 1/2 story homes. One person has been taken to an ambulance. More at https://t.co/vhbRxCcLib pic.twitter.com/QzJQk4XkHC
— Kris Habermehl (@KrisHabermehl) May 26, 2023
Fairly heavy smoke was seen coming from the homes.
The Chicago Fire Department said one firefighter was injured but not seriously.
12040 Lafayette a 2 11 alarm a fire. Two one and a half story frames with explosion pic.twitter.com/1EpptiTmjZ
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) May 26, 2023
Around 4:30 p.m., the department tweeted that the fire was out.