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Woman Hospitalized After Chatham Fire

CHICAGO (STMW) -- A woman was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire started at a home in the South Side Chatham neighborhood early Tuesday.

The fire began at a two-story frame house in the 8100 block of South Vincennes Avenue shortly after 4 a.m., according to Fire Media Affairs.

A 66-year-old woman was taken to Saint Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center for smoke inhalation, Fire Media Affairs said. She was listed in good condition.

Authorities were still at the scene of the fire as of 5 a.m.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2014. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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