Chicago firefighter critically injured in highrise blaze Federal News Network

CHICAGO (AP) — Three firefighters were injured, one critically, while battling a blaze in a high-rise building on Chicago’s North Side on Wednesday, authorities said. The blaze was reported before 8 a.m. on the 27th floor of the condo and apartment building in the Gold Coast neighborhood. Fire department video showed flames and smoke pouring from a terrace. By mid-morning most of the blaze had been extinguished, but crews were still addressing hot spots and smoke. “The fire is not yet under control,” said Fire Department Director Larry Langford. “We don’t know how it started.” Langford described one of the…