Man Hurt in South Side Porch Collapse

A man was injured when a porch collapsed on the South Side in the Bronzeville neighborhood Tuesday morning.

A still-and-box alarm was called about 9:10 a.m. after the front porch of a 2-story apartment building at 4219 S. Prairie Ave. collapsed, according to Fire Media Affairs Cmdr. Will Knight.

A man was injured and has been taken to an area hospital as a trauma patient in serious-to-critical condition, Knight said.

Crews secured the scene as of 9:25 a.m. Further details were not immediately available

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