A man was hospitalized Saturday after he jumped from a third story window to escape a fire at an apartment building in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, authorities stated.
The man and a second person were injured when the fire broke out Saturday evening at a building near East 36th Street and South Indiana Avenue.
According to authorities, the fire occurred on the building's third floor, and a man jumped from a window on that floor before first responders arrived on scene.
The victim was rushed to an area hospital in serious-to-critical condition. A woman was also hospitalized for smoke inhalation, according to Chicago Fire Department officials.
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Everyone else inside the building managed to get out safely.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation late Saturday.
