A five-year-old girl and a woman were both injured in a house fire on the South Side Monday morning, Chicago police said. Firefighters responded to the fire at about 1 a.m. in the 6400-block of South Maryland Avenue. Police said the girl and the woman both suffered burns to the body and were transported to a hospital where they were listed in good condition. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire and no other injuries were reported. There is now word on how the fire started.
