Chicago fire: Infant among 7 injured in fire at South Shore high-rise building on Jeffery Boulevard, Chicago Fire Department says

CHICAGO (WLS) — At least seven people were injured in a high-rise fire on the city’s South Side Wednesday afternoon.

The fire broke out at a high-rise- building in the South Shore neighborhood, near West 71st Street and South Jeffery Boulevard. The fire started in the kitchen of a second-floor unit. It has been put out, Chicago fire officials said.

The fire also spread to other second-floor units and smoke spread to several floors above the second floor.

Chicago fire officials said seven people have been transported to hospitals. An infant was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in critical condition.

One of the injured people had jumped out of a window from the fourth floor and is in fair condition, CFD said. The conditions of the other people who were injured were not immediately known.

Chopper 7 was over the scene as a massive response from the Chicago Fire Department could be seen. About 10-12 ambulances and 155 firefighters were called to the scene for an EMS Plan 2.

It was not immediately known what caused the fire.

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