(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A fire broke out early this morning at a south side high-rise.
Fire officials say it happened on the 5th floor of a building at 74th Street and South Shore Drive.
Firefighters did make a number of rescues and were quickly able to bring the fire under control.
CBS News Chicago spoke with a resident named Melissa.
“It was so thick in my apartment, room 409, a lot of smoke inhalation. I don’t know if my pet made it out or anything. My grandmother’s still on the ladder coming down,” she said.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
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