Back of Yards extra-alarm blaze injures 4, including 2 firefighters

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An extra-alarm fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood tore through a building, leaving four people including two firefighters hurt and more than a dozen people displaced Thursday morning.

The fire, which started near the 4500 block of South Ashland Avenue, started about 6:30 a.m. fire officials said, and it was elevated to an extra-alarm, bringing more than 100 firefighters to the scene and at least five ambulances, according to a fire department spokesperson.

Two occupants of the building were taken in good and fair condition to hospitals, while two firefighters suffering minor injuries were also taken to hospitals, the spokesperson said.

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