1 dead and 1 seriously injured in construction incident on University of Chicago campus – NBC Chicago

After a person died at a construction site at the University of Chicago, firefighters and police were still on site on Thursday afternoon.

According to authorities, firefighters were called to an area near 57^th Street and Drexel in the Hyde Park neighborhood after an incident at a construction site.

According to officials, one person died in the incident and another was taken away from the scene in critical condition.

There was initially no information about further injuries or the exact nature of the incident.

No further details are available and this story will be updated with additional information as it becomes available.