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A 12-year-old girl was critically injured in a residential fire late Friday morning in the Englewood neighborhood, city officials said.
About 11:40 a.m., a fire broke out at a single-family house in the 2100 block of West 71st Street, according to fire officials.
The girl was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Comer Children’s Hospital, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt.
The home sustained severe damage, Merritt said. Another person was inside the residence when the blaze started, he added, but no other injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire was determined to be the careless use of an unattended candle, officials said.
