Back of Yards extra-alarm blaze injures 4, including 2 firefighters

An extra-alarm fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood tore through a building, leaving four people including two firefighters hurt and more than a dozen people displaced Thursday morning.

The fire, which started near the 4500 block of South Laflin Street and was extinguished by 6:45 a.m., erupted about 5 a.m., according to a fire department spokesperson.

The department’s response was elevated to an extra-alarm, bringing more than 100 firefighters to the scene and at least five ambulances, according to the spokesperson.

Two occupants of the building were taken in good and fair condition to hospitals, while two firefighters suffering minor injuries were also taken to hospitals, the spokesperson said.

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