Fire destroys apartment building in southwest suburban Justice
One tenant said they've had a lot of electrical problems in the building, but firefighters said the cause of the fire is still under investigation
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One tenant said they've had a lot of electrical problems in the building, but firefighters said the cause of the fire is still under investigation
Dozens of people were left homeless after firefighters spent hours battling a stubborn blaze on Saturday in Justice, Illinois.
Mattresses and furniture inside — along with the cold air blasting in from outside — made for an especially dangerous situation.
One firefighter was briefly unaccounted for as mattresses and furniture fueled the extra-alarm blaze. Jermont Terry reports.
When firefighters and police arrived, a person was trapped on the second floor of the house.
Rescue crews found a body hours after the fire started in the house on Redwing Court.
Firefighters as of just after 4 p.m., were still battling hot spots in the attic space of the house. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
Six-year-old Milan Campbell died in the fire in West Rogers Park. His mother, Simina Contras-Campbell, remained in critical condition Monday.
Milan Campbell died in the fire this past Friday, and his mother remains in critical condition with third-degree burns. Marissa Sulek talked with a family member.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office on Monday was still trying to identify the person whose body was found at the scene.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office on Monday was still trying to identify the person whose body was found at the scene. Sabrina Franza reports.
The explosion happened while Eleni Vrettos, who lived in the building, was away and busy getting married.
Meanwhile, a wedding spared a family from the explosion that destroyed the building this weekend. Marissa Sulek reports.
The debris left behind by the explosion and fire was composed of 40 years' worth of memories from Eleni Vrettos' home — a place she left Saturday afternoon to make a key memory of her own. Marissa Sulek reports.
The fire was believed to have started on the first floor and, according to fire officials, caused the back porches to collapse.
Cicero Fire Chief Jeff Penzkofer said investigators suspect a gas leak caused the explosion around 5 p.m. in a two-story home in the 2200 block of Central Avenue.
It was the biggest fire most people had ever seen, but the owners of Morgan Li furniture factory said they were determined to rebuild on the ashes of the old site, no matter how long it took.
Crews responded to the two-alarm fire at the building located at 2740 Granville Avenue around 11 a.m.
It happened around 4 a.m. at the Fountain Jordan Shepard Funeral Home at 418 S. Cicero Avenue in the Austin neighborhood.
The fire and the reroutes of the buses ended around 5 a.m.
Flames erupted through the roof of the building, and the first floor was also burned.
Flames erupted through the roof of the building, and the first floor was also burned.
Six residents were displaced by the fire that spread to a second home.
The fire broke out in a building west of Central Avenue and north of Bloomingdale Avenue. The building takes up nearly an entire city block.
The CFD said there had been no injuries as of 10 p.m., and they were working to get the blaze under control.
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