FOUR POLICE
OFFICERS, WOMAN INJURED IN BERWYN, CHICAGO APARTMENT FIRE
An apartment fire in suburban Berwyn early Wednesday
left one resident and four police officers injured, authorities said.
The fire broke out in a second-floor apartment about 1
a.m. in the 3200 block of Maple Avenue, fire officials said.
Police officers rescued a woman from the apartment where
the fire started, according to fire officials.
The woman, who is believed to be in her 40s, was taken
to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood to be treated for burns and
smoke inhalation, said Berwyn Fire Chief Denis O'Halloran. The woman was listed
in serious condition.
Four Berwyn police officers were also injured in the
fire. The officers were taken to an area hospital, where two officers were
treated for smoke inhalation, O'Halloran said. The extent of the other
officers' injuries was not immediately available.
The fire was struck out about 4:15 a.m., O'Halloran
said. As of Wednesday morning, authorities were on the scene investigating to
determine the cause of the blaze.
Berwyn police could not provide any information about
the injured officers early Wednesday.