West Ridge

Child dead, firefighter among 2 others injured in Far North Side fire

A fire in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood left a child dead and two others injured, including a Chicago firefighter, according to officials.

Firefighters responded to the blaze late Friday morning at a residential building in the 2700 block of West Granville Avenue, which grew to a two-alarm fire.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, a 6-year-old child was killed in the fire.

Sources said an adult woman was receiving treatment at a burn center, while a Chicago firefighter was taken to St. Francis Hospital in good condition.

There was no further information available.

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