Large flames and heavy smoke can be seen from Chopper 2.
The Chicago Fire Department confirmed the fire broke out at 2444 N. Washtenaw Ave. CFD said that building will be a total loss after the rear collapsed.
One man and a police officer were taken to the hospital in good condition. A CFD spokesperson said the home where the fire started is a total loss and will be torn down. One man who lived in the house saw the fire moments after it started and said he helped people get out. "I had to get my wife and dog out. I started banging on people's doors," said resident Wayne Thompson."My uncle lives downstairs. All I can do was just bang on as many doors as possible that were close by."Chicago firefighters gaining point of vantage using fire damaged exposure buildings to get water into the seat of heavy fire in the 2400 block of N. Washtenaw. Operations are fully defensive, as the original fire building burns.
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