CHICAGO (WLS) -- An 11-year-old boy was critically injured in a house fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, the Chicago Fire Department said.
Authorities said a mattress caught fire just after 5 p.m. Tuesday at bedroom in a home in the 5400-block of South Hermitage Avenue in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
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As firefighters worked to knock down the flames, police said an 11-year-old boy was injured in the fire.
He suffered burns to his hand, chest and both legs and was transported to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition.
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CFD said the mattress was ignited by an open flame.