2 hospitalized, 9 displaced after apartment fire in North Lawndale, police say

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Two people were taken to the hospital after an early morning fire on Chicago's South Side.

It happened around 5:30 a.m. in the 2200 block of South Keeler Avenue in the North Lawndale neighborhood.

Chicago police said a woman, 71, and a man, 48, were taken to Stroger Hospital and Mt. Sinai Hospital, respectively, for smoke inhalation. The woman was in critical condition and the man was in good condition.

No other injuries were reported. 

CPD said nine people were displaced because of the fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.


The video above is from an earlier report.



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