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Woman suffers smoke inhalation in apartment building fire on Chicago's Near North Side

Woman, 67, in critical condition after Near North Side Chicago fire
Woman, 67, in critical condition after Near North Side Chicago fire 00:21

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 67-year-old woman was in critical condition late Tuesday after an apartment building fire the night before on the city's Near North Side.

The fire broke out in a building in the 100 block of West Oak Street, off Clark Street. Firefighters and police were called to the scene at 8:26 p.m. Monday, according to police.

CBS News Chicago was told the woman was helped out of the building by a witness, and she was then rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for smoke inhalation.

Investigators on Tuesday were trying to figure out the cause of the fire.

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