Officials investigate fire that forced 6 families from Burbank, Illinois, apartment building
Officials on Sunday were trying to determine the cause of a fire that forced people from their homes in the southwest Chicago suburb of Burbank the day before.
Crews arrived at 6:45 a.m. Saturday after a report of smoke in a third-floor apartment in the three-story building at 7820 S. Rutherford Ave. in Burbank.
Firefighters used ladders to rescue a resident who was trapped on a third-floor balcony. Police rescued a person trapped on the second floor.
Officials said six families were displaced, but no one was hurt.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation Sunday.
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