Crime & Safety
8 Hospitalized, Baby In Critical Condition, After South Side Chicago High-Rise
Firefighters also performed ladder rescues on the outside of the building, as people hung out of windows.
February 22, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Eight people were rushed to area hospitals – including a baby who was in critical condition – from the scene of a high fire in the South Shore neighborhood.
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Firefighters were called just before 4 p.m. for the fire in a 1920s-era high-rise at 7144 S. Jeffery Blvd. The fire started in a kitchen in a unit on the second floor of the 14-story building, Chicago Fire Department First District Chief Jim McDonough said at a news conference.
The Fire Department called a 2-11 alarm and an Emergency Medical Services Plan 2 for extra equipment and manpower. A 2-11 alarm sends 40 pieces of equipment and about 155 firefighters, while an EMS Plan 2 sends 10 to 12 ambulances.
