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All 7 Chicago Firefighters Released From Hospital After Being Injured Battling Roseland House Fire

CHICAGO (CBS) -- All seven firefighters who were injured while battling a house fire in Roseland Saturday have been released from the hospital.

The fire broke out around 3 p.m. near 112th and Princeton.

Three of the firefighters were in the house and four were on the porch when a flashover occurred.

Those in the house were able to escape, but the four outside were blown off the porch.

The fire department originally issued a tweet stating "CFD has had a Mayday response."

It took a crew of 100 to put out the fire.

The woman who lived in the home was not there when it happened.

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