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3-year-old girl among 4 injured in South Austin apartment fire

3-year-old girl among 4 injured in South Austin apartment fire 01:28

CHICAGO (CBS)--  A little girl and three adults were injured in an apartment fire overnight in the South Austin neighborhood.

The fire broke out in a first floor apartment of a six unit building, in the 500 block of north Central Avenue, just after midnight. The fire damaged three floors of the building. 

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The 3-year-old girl was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition with burns.

Police said two women, 83 and 57 years old, are in serious condition and a 53-year-old man was also taken to the hospital in fair condition. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation.   

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