Capt. Malcolm Maxwell, Lt. Frank Edmond and Engineer Jesse Shabazz were transported to Methodist Hospitals Northlake to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
"Our guys are all OK," Battalion Chief Robert Groszewski told the newspaper. "I'm on my way to pick them up."
Crews responded to the fire at the southwest corner of 21st Avenue and Washington Street at approximately 5 p.m. at the former site of the Campbell Friendship House.
Twenty firefighters responded to the blaze and Groszewski said the layoffs of 35 firefighters earlier this year came into play.
"This is crazy," he said. "We're way short with laid off people. This is the third fire today. We're getting worn out. Something's gotta give."
The third floor was destroyed but the first and second floors sustained only water and smoke damage and the damages were estimated at around $20,000.
