Firefighters rescued one person while another — a child — was taken to a hospital in good condition following an Auburn Gresham apartment fire Wednesday morning on the South Side.
Around 7:25 a.m., firefighters responded to the 7900 block of South Racine Avenue for the fire, which started on the third floor of the apartment building, Chicago Fire Department officials said.
At least six ambulances were sent to the building and one child, whose age and gender wasn’t immediately known, was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital where they were in good condition.
Additionally, one adult who was trapped was rescued from a window of the building, fire officials said. The adult was not injured and firefighters searched the building and found no other victims.
“A ladder was put up to the person who was at the window and the person [was] brought down,” Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford said. “Damages were mainly limited to the top floor and [the fire] was quickly extinguished.”
Chicago police also responded to the fire, but haven’t yet released any official details.
The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately known.