Crime & Safety
Firefighter Hurt When Extra-Alarm Blaze Blasts Through Furniture Store On Chicago's Far South Side
The firefighter was rescued just before the whole building erupted in flames.
Updated on: February 21, 2025
A fire was raging Thursday evening at a furniture store in the Roseland neighborhood.
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The Fire Department was called at 6 p.m. to Elegant Furniture & Linen, at 11243 S. Michigan Ave. Deputy Fire Commissioner Brian Helmold said there were reports of people inside the building at the time.
Firefighters initially went inside the store to battle the fire, which was believed to have started in the basement. But while firefighters were conducting a primary search in that basement, there was a flashover, in which combustible materials all ignite at once.
