Crime & Safety

2 Rescued From 4th Floor Apartment Fire In Chicago's South Shore

4th-floor resident Contrell Johnson said he woke up to the fire department busting through his door.

(CBS Chicago)

August 29, 2024

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Two people were rescued from an apartment fire in the city's South Shore neighborhood Thursday morning.

Chicago fire officials said the fire happened just before 6 a.m. on the 4th floor of the apartment in the 7800 block of S. South Shore Drive. The fire has since been extinguished.

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One person refused treatment, and no one was taken to the hospital.

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