Flames tore through a family-owned South Shore apartment building before dawn Sunday, sending two residents and a Chicago firefighter to the hospital after a fast-moving blaze near 67th Street and Crandon Avenue on May 17, 2026.
Fire crews pulled a 16-year-old boy and a 53-year-old woman from a second-floor unit in the three-story building in the 6700 block of South Crandon Avenue around 4:20 a.m. Both were rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where relatives later told reporters the two were stable. One Chicago firefighter was taken to a local hospital with a minor injury.
CFD Deputy Chief John Giordano said roughly 100 firefighters responded to knock down heavy flames that spread between the first, second and third floors. Crews stayed on scene to chase hot spots for more than an hour. The city’s buildings department is expected to evaluate the safety of the structure, according to ABC7 Chicago…