Extra-alarm fire rages at Edgewater highrise

CHICAGO - Two people were rescued from a two-alarm fire that broke out at a highrise Friday morning in the Edgewater neighborhood.

The blaze began around 8:10 a.m. in an apartment unit on the sixth floor of an eight-story highrise located at 1020 W. Foster Ave., according to CFD Deputy District Chief Kelly Burns.

"Squad 1 when they arrived, they had a woman hanging out the window on the fourth floor that was about to jump," Burns said. "Normally, a floor below is not an immediate concern for us, but she was in a position of panic and was ready to go."

At least six people needed help exiting the building and were "at windows looking to get out," according to CFD.

The fire was extinguished on the sixth floor just before 9 a.m.

At least two people have been transported to local hospitals in "serious" condition and several others refused treatment, according to fire officials. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

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