South Shore apartment fire leaves families displaced; no injuries reported, CFD says

Several families were displaced after an apartment fire in the South Shore neighborhood Sunday, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

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The fire happened at about 7 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 7800 block of S. South Shore Drive on Chicago’s South Side.

Dozens of firefighters responded to the call to extinguish the blaze. About 100 residents were evacuated.

The second and third floors had the most visual damage, leaving up to 30 displaced.

No injuries were reported, however one woman was rescued from the second floor.

“The guys did a really good job going up there and bringing the lady down,” CFD Deputy Chief Anthony Frazier said. “She was also in a wheelchair.”

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Kimberly Klaver and her two young children were one of the families evacuated from the apartment complex.

“I hurried up and grabbed my kids in their diapers and put them in my coat and I ran out the door,” Klaver said.

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