Construction workers hospitalized after building facade collapses on West Side

The men were working on a building under construction in the 3300 block of West Warren Boulevard.

Two men were injured in a building collapse in the 3300 block of West Warren Boulevard.

Two men were injured in a building collapse Monday in the 3300 block of West Warren Boulevard.

Chicago Fire Department

Two men were seriously injured Monday after a building facade collapsed in East Garfield Park.

The men were working on a building under construction in the 3300 block of West Warren Boulevard when the facade fell, causing a scaffolding to collapse about 1 p.m., according to the Chicago Fire Department.

The workers were taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, fire officials said.

The cause of the collapse was not immediately known.

Last month, a worker died after being trapped under debris when part of a building collapsed in Bronzeville on the South Side.

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