Chicago Fire Department under fire - for workplace violence against a woman

The Chicago Fire Department already has been accused of creating a hostile work environment where women are sexually harassed with impunity by their superiors and a "code of silence" covers it up.

Now, the department faces yet another embarrassing incident - this time involving an allegation of violence in the workplace against a woman.

The fire department has launched an internal investigation - and filed a police report - into an allegation that a male firefighter grabbed and bruised a female firefighter during a violent argument at a South Side firehouse witnessed and immediately broken up by co-workers.

The woman was identified as a firefighter/paramedic.

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