Six injured in porch collapse on West Side

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(WBBM NEWSRADIO)  Six people were injured after a porch collapsed Tuesday afternoon in Austin on the West Side.

They were on the back stairs of a building in the first block of South Lavergne Avenue when the porch collapsed, Chicago fire officials said.

One person was transported to an area hospital in serious-to-critical condition, officials said.

Five more people were transported in fair-to-serious condition, officials said.

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