Overview
- The blaze started Monday night in a second-floor unit on the 800 block of North May Street in West Town.
- A mayday was declared for a trapped firefighter and was cleared within minutes after crews accounted for personnel.
- Flames were visible from the roof and officials reported a second-floor flashover before the fire was knocked down around 9:50 p.m.
- The Chicago Fire Department later reported three firefighters and one person were injured, after earlier reports cited two firefighters and one civilian.
- CFD spokesman Larry Merritt said the firefighters’ injuries came from slipping on ice and were minor, while police said an adult with a head injury was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition and the cause remains under investigation.