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Firefighter injured while battling blaze at Far South Side furniture store

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CHICAGO — A furniture store on the city's Far South Side was destroyed on Thursday night after a fire burned for hours, leaving one firefighter trapped as they worked to control the blaze. The fire broke out around 6 p.m. at the furniture store located near 112th Street and South Michigan Avenue in Roseland. SkyCam 9 was over the scene at around 6:45 p.m. when crews and multiple firetrucks could be seen battling the blaze as intense flames reach…

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Chicago Tribune

Firefighter OK after extra-alarm blaze at Roseland furniture store: CFD

A firefighter was in good condition Thursday night after he became disoriented fighting an extra-alarm blaze at a furniture store in the Roseland neighborhood, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The fire appeared to have broken out in the basement of Elegant Furniture and Linen, in the 11200 block of South Michigan Avenue, around 6 p.m. according to Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford. Six people were in the store and directed fir…

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Chicago Sun Times

Firefighter hospitalized after fire at Roseland furniture store

A Chicago firefighter was hospitalized Thursday night after battling a large blaze at a furniture store in Roseland.A mayday alert was issued during the fire at the building in the 11200 block of South Michigan Avenue, according to the Chicago Fire Department.Rapid Intervention Team members found the firefighter, who was taken to a hospital in good condition, officials said. He was expected to be released from the hospital.The fire was still bur…

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