2 Chicago police officers, 1 civilian injured in Rogers Park fire

Sun-Times file

Three people including a woman and two Chicago cops were taken to hospitals after a fire broke out in a Rogers Park apartment building Tuesday morning, fire officials said.

The blaze started on the second floor of a U-shaped building with a courtyard located at 1423 W. Farwell Ave., according to a post on X from the Chicago Fire Department.

The civilian, a woman, was rescued by police and she and the two officers, all of whom suffered smoke inhalation, were taken to a hospital where they were in good condition, police and fire officials said.

Two other patients were checked out at the scene but not hospitalized, according to firefighters who extinguished the fire as of 11:45 a.m.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation but police said foul play was not suspected.