Firefighters were responding to a fire on the fifth floor of a building in the 7000 block of South Shore Drive.

Chicago fire fighters rescued several people from an early morning fire in a South Shore apartment building, which sustained heavy damage, and an investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A fire broke out Sunday afternoon in an apartment building in the East Chatham neighborhood. Crews were called around 2 p.m. to the building at 8202-8208 S. Maryland Ave. An apartment brokerage listing says the building was constructed in 1926 and is made up of 25 units on four stories.

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