Four firefighters injured, 3 seriously, in Back of the Yards blaze

A Back of the Yards neighborhood fire that erupted Thursday morning in a vacant home left four firefighters injured — three of them seriously.

The residential building started burning about 11:30 a.m. in the 5400 block of South Justine Street, according to a Chicago Fire Department spokesperson.

While fighting the fire, four firefighters were injured, three seriously, according to the spokesperson. The fourth was listed in good condition at a hospital.


The building was not demolished and the fire didn’t spread to other buildings.

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