CHICAGO -- Firefighters put out a fire Tuesday morning at the scene of a strip mall fire on Chicago's West Side that destroyed several businesses Monday night.
Due to the intensity of the fire, more than 150 firefighters were called to the scene. They tried to get inside, but were forced back out.
The fire was struck out by around 10 p.m. Two firefighters were hospitalized for smoke inhalation. They are expected to be okay.
"When they realized it was lightweight construction and the fire is aggressively gaining momentum, they back out. Lightweight construction will fail very quickly," said Michael Carbone, Assistant Fire Chief, Chicago Fire Department.
Investigators are looking into how the fire started.
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