By Deanese Williams-Harris
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO — At least three Chicago firefighters were injured at an extra-alarm blaze at a high-rise building on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the South Loop neighborhood, officials said.
About 8 a.m., a 311 alert was called at the building located at 1212 S. Lakeshore Drive where a mayday was called.
Officials said one firefighter was critically injured.
Spokesman Larry Langford said officials were still trying to locate all firefighters at the scene, and three were taken to the hospital. One was very critically injured, Langford said.
The critically injured firefighter was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, officials said. As of 8:45 a.m., all firefighters at the scene were located.
The building built in 1970 has 35 floors, according to online information.
EMS PLAN TWO AT THE HIGHRISE 1212 LSD. Mayday for firefighter down. Details to follow. LANGFORD
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THE MADAY IS SECURED. ONE CFD MEMBER VERY CRITICAL TO NORTHWESTERN
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