CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Two Chicago firefighters were rescued after a floor collapsed during a residential fire early Tuesday in a Southeast side neighborhood.
Emergency crews responded to the fire in the 2200 block of East 100th Street around 4 a.m. in Jefferey Manor and called for a mayday response after the second floor collapsed, trapping the two firefighters, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
They and two other firefighters were taken to a hospital, where they appeared “to not be seriously injured,” the fire department said.
A resident declined medical attention, officials said.
The fire was put out shortly before 5 a.m., but officials continued to extinguish hot spots throughout the building, officials said.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire & Chicago Sun-Times 2023. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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