From the Chicago Tribune:

Extra-Alarm Fire Displaces 20, Including 6 Children

The Chicago Fire Department is seen battling an extra-alarm fire that spread to three buildings on the 8800 block of South Escanaba Avenue in Chicago. (Heather Charles, Chicago Tribune / October 29, 2012)

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• Extra-alarm fire
• Extra-alarm fire in the 8800 block of South Escanaba Avenue.
• Fire displaces 20, spreads to three houses
• 8800 S Escanaba Ave, Chicago, IL 60617, USA

An extra-alarm fire broke out early this morning in a vacant building on the Southeast Side of Chicago and quickly spread to three other structures, forcing 20 people—including six children—out of their homes, according to officials.

A firefighter was hospitalized after sustaining a knee injury while fighting the flames at the scene on South Escanaba Avenue. Additionally, a local resident was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital due to an asthma attack triggered by smoke exposure, officials confirmed.

The fire was first reported around 4:20 a.m., when firefighters arrived to find a two-story frame building fully engulfed in flames, said Meg Ahlheim, a spokesperson for the Chicago Fire Department. As the fire spread to three neighboring buildings—one of which was vacant and two occupied—extra alarm units were dispatched, bringing over 100 firefighters and paramedics to the scene.

Firefighters worked through the night and managed to bring the blaze under control by approximately 6 a.m. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and no fatalities have been reported so far.

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