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Family of 4 rescued from fire in Ill.

Firefighters forced their way into the top-floor unit of a burning building to rescue the family asleep in a bedroom

The Chicago Sun-Times

SUMMIT, Ill. — A mother, father and their two small children were rescued from a blaze that burned a house and two apartment buildings late Wednesday in Summit.

A firefighter also suffered minor injuries from the fire in the 7300 block of West 61st.

At one point during the blaze, firefighters forced their way into the top-floor unit one of the burning buildings to rescue a family of four sleeping in a bedroom, Summit Assistant Fire Chief Rich Gallaga said.

The other residents in the buildings escaped, Gallaga said.

At least five families were displaced by the fire.

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