A Chicago firefighter was seriously injured in a fall Sunday on the city’s Northwest Side.
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The firefighter was on the roof of a three-story building in the 800 block of North Hamlin Avenue in Humboldt Park when he fell through to the basement, Chicago Fire Department officials said.
The injury happened while CFD crews were responding to a fire that broke out just after 6 p.m.
The injured firefighter was taken to Stroger Hospital for serious fall injuries.
It was real crazy and everyone just screaming, ‘it’s a fire, it’s a fire,’ but no one pulled out their phone to call 911, so that was my first thought.
The fire department said all residents were able to evacuate safely on their own before crews arrived.
Eight people who lived in the building were uninjured, but they have been displaced, CFD officials said. The Red Cross responded to assist them.
Chicago fire officials said they dealt with hoarding conditions on the second floor, so there was a lot of stuff inside making the fire worse.