A firefighter was seriously injured Monday afternoon while responding to an extra-alarm fire in an apartment building on Chicago’s Far North Side, officials said.
Fire crews responded to reports of a fire in a multistory building on the 1700 block of West North Shore Avenue in the Rogers Park neighborhood just before 11:30 a.m., according to Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Merritt. The 2-11 alarm fire was struck out at around 1:15 p.m.
One firefighter was injured while responding to the blaze and transported to Stroger Hospital in serious to critical condition, Merritt said.
Merritt couldn’t speak to what caused the firefighter’s injuries or the extent of fire damage to the building. No other injuries were reported, Merritt said.
Asked about the incident, a Chicago Police spokesperson said there was a call for service in the area but that they had not yet heard back from responding officers.
