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An 85-year-old and a 67-year-old were taken to hospitals following a fire this morning at a senior housing building in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
The 85-year-old suffered burns to 25 percent of the body and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious-to-critical condition and the 67-year-old was in fair condition and taken to University of Chicago Hospitals, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
The victims' genders were not available.
The fire started about 10 a.m. in an 8th-floor room of a senior building in the 4900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, according to the fire department.
As of 11 a.m., the fire appeared to be under control but a fire department representative could not be reached to confirm.
Six ambulances were sent to the scene when an EMS Plan I was called, according to the fire department. A still and box alarm was also in place.
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