At least 26 hospitalized after tent collapses in Bedford Park

Five people were listed in serious condition.

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At least 26 people were hospitalized Thursday after a tent collapsed in Bedford Park, police said.

At least 26 people were hospitalized Thursday after a tent collapsed in Bedford Park, police said.

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At least 26 people were hospitalized Thursday morning when a tent collapsed in a parking lot in suburban Bedford Park.

About 10:45 a.m. emergency crews responded to reports of a tent collapse in a parking lot in the 5600 West block of 73rd Street, according to Bedford Park police.

Five people injured in a tent collapse in an office park in Bedford Park are in serious condition.

Five people injured in a tent collapse in an office park in Bedford Park are in serious condition.

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The Bedford Park Fire Department, along with fire departments from surrounding suburbs, took 26 people to area hospitals. Five of those people were listed in serious condition, police said.

The cause of the tent collapse was not yet known.

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