Overview
- Chicago firefighters rescued several people from an extra-alarm house fire in West Englewood, which erupted early Wednesday on the 6200-block of South Paulina Avenue.
- Six residents from the Englewood fire were taken to nearby hospitals in critical condition, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
- Investigators are working to determine the cause, with an NBC 5 reporter noting the state fire marshal at the Englewood scene as police taped off the block.
- In a separate South Chicago incident on the 7900-block of South Coles Avenue, aerial footage showed two houses destroyed and a third damaged, and CFD later reported no injuries.
- An extra-alarm designation calls in more engines and trucks than a routine response, which helps crews carry out rescues and keep flames from spreading between closely spaced homes.