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Firefighter Hurt While Battling East Side Blaze

By Emily Morris | September 9, 2013 8:07am
 A firefighter was hospitalized after a blaze broke out in an East Side building Monday morning, authorities said.
A firefighter was hospitalized after a blaze broke out in an East Side building Monday morning, authorities said.
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CHICAGO — A firefighter was hurt while battling a blaze in an East Side building Monday morning, authorities said.

The fire started in the 10500 block of South Ewing Avenue about 7 a.m., according to the Chicago Fire Department.

The fire was out by about 7:15 a.m., the fire department said.

A firefighter suffered heat exhaustion and was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital in good condition, according to fire department spokesman Juan Hernandez.