Chicago Firefighters Rescue Homeless Man from Vacant Blaze

Chicago Tribune reports that one firefighter also suffered minor injuries after the fire broke out Thursday morning in a two-story frame building on the city's West Side.


Fire Department officials say firefighters responded to the scene around 6:30 a.m. They say the homeless man at first tried to run away, but later decided to seek medical help. He was not injured.


A firefighter suffered minor injuries and was taken to Rush University Medical Center. He was expected to be treated and released.


Chicago firefighters rescued a homeless man from a vacant building on Chicago's Westside. Firefighters were called to the two-story vacant dwelling and rescued the homeless man, the only person inside the building. Investigators ruled the fire accidental.