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Chicago Tribune
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Alexandra Chachkevitch

BRIEF: Firefighter injured battling South Side blaze; 6 residents displaced

April 08--A firefighter was injured and six people were displaced after a fire erupted in the Fuller Park neighborhood on the South Side.

The blaze started around 4:15 a.m. in a two-story home in the 5000 block of South Princeton Avenue, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Juan Hernandez.

A firefighter was taken to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center. He was listed in good condition, and the nature of his injuries was not immediately known, Hernandez said.

Five adults and one child were displaced as a result of the fire, authorities said.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

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