4 firefighters hospitalized after fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood
Four firefighters were taken to the hospital Thursday from the scene of a fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood.
The Chicago Fire Department said the fire broke out in a vacant structure in the 5400 block of South Justine Street, a residential block. Citizen app video from the scene indicated that the structure was a two-flat.
The Fire Department said three firefighters were taken to the hospital from the scene.
Three of the firefighters were in serious-to-critical condition at the time they were taken to the hospital, while one was in good condition.
Further details were not immediately available.
