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Late-Night Douglas Apartment Fire in Chicago Hospitalizes Woman, Displaces Three

Fire officials are probing the origin after crews knocked down the blaze around 11:40 p.m.

Overview

  • The fire started about 10:15 p.m. in a third-floor unit of an apartment complex on the 600 block of East Woodland Park Avenue in the Douglas neighborhood.
  • Three adults evacuated the building, and a woman was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center for smoke inhalation, where she was listed in fair condition.
  • Firefighters extinguished the blaze at roughly 11:40 p.m. after a multi-agency response by Chicago police and the Chicago Fire Department.
  • A total of three residents were displaced, with no additional injuries reported.
  • No first responders were hurt, and the Chicago Fire Department is investigating the cause.