OAK LAWN, Ill. (WLS) -- Firefighters battled a blaze in an apartment building in south suburban Oak Lawn early Friday morning.
The fire occurred at about midnight in the 9300-block of South Harlem Avenue, firefighters said.
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Fire crews said they used ladders to get people out of the second floor and people were jumping into their arms. A total of nine people were rescued from the second floor.
Thankfully, neither residents nor firefighters were hurt.
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Firefighters said the fire was contained to the apartment where it started. The cause is under investigation.