Eight hurt in West Side porch collapse

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Eight people, including two children, were hurt when a porch collapsed Sunday evening in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood.

The collapse happened in the 700 block of North St. Louis Avenue about 5:52 p.m., police News Affairs Officer Ana Pachecho said.

Four adults, including a 38-year-old woman in serious condition, were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, Pacheco said. Another adult was taken to Norwegian-American Hospital.

Another adult and two children were taken to St. Mary’s, Pachecho said.

Further details were not immediately available.

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