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Near North Side's ritzy Waldorf Astoria catches fire: CFD

Waldorf Astoria
Chicago Fired Department

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A fire broke out in the Waldorf Astoria on the Near North Side Thursday night.

The fire was reported at 10 p.m. in the 60-story building at State and Walton, with hotel rooms on lower floors and high-end condos on the upper floors.


There was smoke coming from on a lower-level roof.

An EMS Plan 1 was called, sending five ambulances to the building as a precaution. None was needed.

The fire department said the fire was contained in a ventilation shaft above a wood-burning oven.

It was out in about 30 minutes.

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