Two hurt in Chicago high-rise fire
Video shows smoke pouring from windows on the fifth floor of the apartment building at 37th and Rhodes.
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Video shows smoke pouring from windows on the fifth floor of the apartment building at 37th and Rhodes.
Video shows smoke pouring from windows on the fifth floor of the apartment building at 37th and Rhodes.
The fire broke out around 5:40 p.m. in a two-and-a-half-story house at 7731 W. Balmoral Ave.
The fire broke out early Thursday evening in the two-and-a-half-story house at 7731 W. Balmoral Ave.
A tree had fallen and broken a power line during a storm, causing electricity to arc against the home's aluminum siding
No one was hurt.
Fire crews were able to get the flames under control relatively quickly. No one was hurt.
Chopper 2 was also over the scene where the back of the home appeared to sustain most of the damage.
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A city spokesperson says many of those who died were homeless and had been living in parts of a five-story building.
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Crews responded to the residence after 1 a.m. in the 6100 block of South Whipple Street.
It's unclear if anyone was displaced as a result of the blaze.
The story-and-a-half building where the fire started was vacant.
A fire spread to at least three buildings on Chicago's South Side Monday evening. Chopper 2 and CBS 2's Kris Habermehl were over the scene in the 6900 block of South Rockwell Street.
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Firefighters made a dramatic rescue down more than a dozen flights of stairs. But even before they arrived, neighbors tried to step in.
More than 150 first responders responded to the fire in the high-rise on Melrose Street and Inner Lake Shore Drive. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The fire was reported in the condo building at 421 W. Melrose St.
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At least 99 people were confirmed dead as of Monday evening.
One of the firefighters was taken to a hospital in serious condition. The other two were listed in fair condition.
Three firefighters were hurt after battling a fire on the city's Northwest Side on Friday afternoon. The fire led to a mayday call at the scene in the 8300 block of West Balmoral Avenue near O'Hare International Airport. It was initially called in as a basement fire.
Three firefighters were hurt after battling a fire on the city's Northwest Side on Friday afternoon.
Three firefighters were hurt after battling a fire on the city's Northwest Side on Friday afternoon.
