Firefighter Injured and 25 Displaced in Pilsen (IL) Fire

A firefighter was injured and 25 people were displaced in an extra-alarm fire early Sunday at an apartment building in Pilsen, reports The Chicago Sun-Times (http://bit.ly/1GBfKAx)

The three-story building in the 1900 block of South Wolcott was occupied when the fire began about 1:40 a.m., but no residents were hurt, Fire Media Affairs spokesman Will Knight said.

One firefighter suffered a minor injury and was taken to Rush University Medical Center, Knight said.

The fire was extinguished at 3:18 a.m., Knight said. A total of 25 people, including several children, were displaced and the Red Cross was notified.

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