Two Chicago Firefighters Injured In East Garfield Park Fire
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Chicago (CBS) -- The Chicago Fire Department has reported that two firefighters were injured in an East Garfield Park fire Sunday night.
Two CFD firefighters have been injured with a mayday call at a fire but both are alert with non life threatening injuries at Stroger. CFD will update media at Stroger in about 45 min
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) April 1, 2019
The firefighters were responding to a fire in a building near Albany and Monroe when they fell through a hole from the third floor to the first floor. One was able to get out on his own. The other had to be rescued.
CFD said the firefighters were taken to Stroger Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
This building failed an inspection in January.
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