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Two Firefighters Among Three Injured in Lincoln Square Blaze

By Emily Morris | September 16, 2013 7:03am
 Three people were hospitalized, including two firefighters, after a fire broke out Sunday night on the North Side, authorities said.
Three people were hospitalized, including two firefighters, after a fire broke out Sunday night on the North Side, authorities said.
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CHICAGO — Three people, including two firefighters, were injured in a Lincoln Square blaze Sunday night, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

The fire started inside a three-story building in the 4400 block of North Wolcott Avenue sometime before 10:53 p.m., according to the fire department.

Two injured firefighters were taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in fair-to-serious condition, the fire department said.

Another person was taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital in fair-to-serious condition, though the victim's gender and age was not available.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.