A fire in a high-rise residential building on the South Side injured three people. (Source: CBS Chicago)
At least three people were seriously injured when an extra-alarm fire broke out in a high-rise on South Shore Drive this morning.
The fire broke out around 8:40 a.m. in the 6700 block of South Shore Drive and was quickly raised to a 3-11 alarm with a call for at least 10 ambulances, officials said. At least three people were taken in critical condition to hospitals, officials said.
Firefighters on a ladder battled the blaze on the seventh floor while firefighters on another ladder tried to reach residents on balconies on the other side of the building.
Two of the victims were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and another was transported to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center.
The fire was under control by 9:25 a.m.
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