The Chicago Fire Department said four firefighters were injured after a floor collapsed during a blaze in a Jeffery Manor townhome.
Fortunately ,everyone affected by the fire is accounted for, but there were some uncertain moments for firefighters, when the second floor of the townhome suddenly collapsed.
Chicago Fire First District Chief Jim McDonough said two firefighters became trapped after the second floor of a townhome collapsed onto the first floor.One was able to self-evacuate while the other was trapped. Fire officials said the two firefighters made it out safely, but four were transported to local hospitals with minor injuries as dozens of firefighters worked together on the ground and in the air to douse the flames from ladder trucks.Next door neighbor Arika Noble, still shaken by the early morning fire, awoke to the smell of smoke and frantically grabbed what she could to escape.
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