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Woman Hospitalized After Humboldt Park Blaze

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A woman was hospitalized following a fire Wednesday morning in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Crews responded to the building at the corner of North Hamlin Avenue and West Ohio Street that contains a store and an apartment at 8:55 a.m., according to Fire Media Affairs.

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A woman was hospitalized following a blaze Wednesday morning in Humboldt Park. (Credit: Fire Media Affairs)

Two people self-evacuated the building, Fire Media said. A woman suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to Norwegian American Hospital in good condition.

The fire was extinguished by 9:13 a.m., according to Fire Media. The cause is under investigation.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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