Chicago high-rise fire leaves 2 injured on South Side

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Monday, March 16, 2020
Chicago high rise fire leaves 2 injured on South Side
Two people were injured after a South Side high-rise fire Monday morning, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two people were injured after a South Side high-rise fire Monday morning, Chicago police said.

The fire occurred in a building in the 3400-block of South Rhodes Avenue.

A man was transported in critical condition with smoke inhalation to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.

A woman was transported to Mercy Hospital in serious condition, police said.

The fire damaged three apartments in the building and a warming bus was sent to the scene with several people displaced by the fire.