7 hospitalized after fire breaks out in trash chute at Greater Grand Crossing high-rise: CFD

Source ABC Local
Original Load Date July 4, 2026, 9 a.m.
Last Updated July 4, 2026, 9 a.m.
Original URL https://abc7chicago.com/post/greater-grand-crossing-chicago-fire-today-leaves-hospitalized-west-71st-street-south-lafayette-avenue-cfd/19446737/

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Seven people were hospitalized after a fire broke out in a South Side high-rise building's trash chute on Saturday morning, the Chicago Fire Department said. Smoke could be seen coming from the top of the building near West 71st Street and South Lafayette Avenue in the city's Grea...