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Fire Burns 2 Houses In Fernwood, Critically Injures 1

By Mary Chappell

CHICAGO (CBS) — Flames engulfed two Fernwood homes Saturday night, leaving a young man critically injured and two others displaced, fire officials said.

Crews responded to West 105th Street and South Wentworth Avenue and found a 19-year-old man who evacuated the home himself with second and third-degree burns. He was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center. Two others — one from each house — were displaced on West 105th Street, fire officials said.

Additional information was unavailable at the time of publication.

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