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3 firefighters injured battling house fire

Two of the firefighters remain hospitalized

By Rosemary R. Sobol
Chicago Tribune

OAK LAWN, Ill. — Three firefighters were injured while battling a house fire this morning in southwest suburban Oak Lawn.

Two of them remain hospitalized this afternoon at Advocate Christ Medical Center, and a third who suffered a “nickle-sized’’ burn on his face was treated on the scene, said Oak Lawn Fire Chief George Sheets.

A mayday was called when one of them, a veteran firefighter, briefly became separated from the hose line and fire group, said Sheets.

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