A small fire forced the evacuation of about two dozen senior citizens from an apartment building on the far North Side Monday night.

The Fire Department said two elderly residents of the building at 7250 N. Western were treated for smoke inhalation during the incident, which began at 9:50 p.m.  Neither resident was taken to the hospital, according to District Chief Gregory Lewis.

Firefighers easily extinguished a small blaze at the rear of the building. They spent about an hour clearing smoke from the building, Lewis said.

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