1 Dead, 8 Taken to Hospitals in Chicago High-Rise Fire

1 Dead, 8 Taken to Hospitals in Chicago High-Rise Fire
Two women watch as flames leap skyward out of the Harper Square cooperative residential building in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago on Jan. 25, 2023. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo
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CHICAGO—Chicago authorities said one person has died and eight others were taken to hospitals Wednesday as firefighters responded to a high-rise apartment building fire on the city’s South Side, battling flames that leaped up 10 floors as snow fell.

Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said the eight people taken to hospitals were all stable by early Wednesday afternoon. She said one firefighter had a minor injury but was doing well.