CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Five children were hospitalized Thursday night for smoke inhalation in a home in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
The initial call was for multiple sick people in a residence on the 7600 block of South Damen Avenue. An EMS Plan 1 was called, sending five ambulances.
The Chicago Fire Department reported that there was no fire and “this was a result of smoke inhalation from cooking.”
The children were transported to hospitals. Their conditions were not considered life-threatening.
There is no information on what was being cooked or any other details at this time.
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