2 kids among 4 hurt in Morgan Park porch collapse

A porch collapse Wednesday in Morgan Park sent four people to the hospital.

Paramedics responded to the 11700 block of South Church Street about 8:30 p.m., according to the Chicago Fire Department. The group fell from a height greater than 12 feet.

Chicago police said the group had been walking up the stairs to a home when the porch collapsed.

Chicago Fire Department

A 10-month-old boy and an 8-year-old girl were taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in serious-to-critical condition, the fire department said. The girl did not complain of any injuries but was hospitalized for “trauma related to the fall.”

Two women, 48 and 59, were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, also in serious-to-critical condition, the fire department said. Both women complained of neck and back pains.

Representatives for the Chicago Department of Buildings were called to the scene Wednesday night after the staircase landing failed and will return Thursday for an inspection, according to department spokesman Gregg Cunningham. The department has no recent permits or inspections on record at the address.