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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
National
Deanese Williams-Harris

BRIEF: 1 officer injured, 2 rescued in Back of the Yards fire

Jan. 01--A Chicago police officer suffered minor injuries Thursday afternoon in a fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, and firefighters rescued two people.

The fire started about 1:45 p.m. in a 2 1/2-story frame house at 5329 S. Paulina Ave., according to the Chicago Fire Department.

Officials said two people were rescued from the building's second floor, and a police officer suffered minor injuries.

None of the building's residents was injured.

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