Flames shoot through roof of apartment complex near Arlington Heights, Illinois
The blaze destroyed residences and left tenants out in the cold. Charlie De Mar reports.
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The blaze destroyed residences and left tenants out in the cold. Charlie De Mar reports.
In all, people who lived in more than 140 units were displaced. More than two years later, 80 units still were not fixed — including the one belonging to Ken and Rita Harris.
The fire that ripped through the high-rise building at 4850 S. Lake Park Ave. in the South Side's Kenwood neighborhood happened back on Jan. 25, 2023. More than two years later, many residents still can't return.
A body was found inside and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Arriving officers found a vehicle on fire in the driveway in the 0-100 block of Scenic Lane that had spread to the home.
The fire started shortly before 7 a.m. in a two-story apartment building in the 1300 block of West Fuller Street.
Investigators said the fire Monday night was started by a person, but it was not clear if the fire was intentional or an accident.
Investigators said the fire Monday night was started by a person, but it was not clear if the fire was intentional or an accident. Shardaa Gray reports.
Investigators on Tuesday were trying to figure out the cause of the fire.
The fire broke out in a building in the 100 block of West Oak Street, off Clark Street, on Monday evening.
Passengers used evacuation slides to get off the Air Busan plane after it caught fire shortly before takeoff.
The dog was trapped in a kennel. Sheriff’s deputies in Cordes Lake, Arizona went in.
Residents of those apartments received assistance for alternate temporary housing through relatives and friends or the Town of Cicero Department of General Assistance.
Firefighters spent hours battling the flames at a 3-story apartment building in the 10500 block of Brooks Lane.
Upon arrival, the fire was seen through basement windows that spread beyond the dryer. Fire officials said smoke was also coming out the front door from the basement.
Flames and smoke were seen pouring from the home near 83rd and Brandon around 7 a.m.
J Bernabe Barbosa, 56, died after a fire Tuesday afternoon at his home in the 1900 block of South May Street.
Around 8 p.m., The New Chicago Police and Fire Departments responded to a call of a structure fire in the 400 block of McKinley Avenue.
Patricia Lear's home and the one next door were a total loss, and other neighbors were also left with damage to their houses.
On Monday afternoon, the fire destroyed a unit in the Beach Park Mobile Homes community and damaged nearby homes too. Marissa Sulek reports.
Six people escaped from their burning homes safely.
There were hoarder conditions inside the house where the fire broke out, according to the Fire Department.
Just such an example of such challenges came up Tuesday afternoon in the Pilsen neighborhood, where a fire broke out in a duplex house and sent a man to the hospital in critical condition. Charlie De Mar reports.
There were hoarder conditions in the duplex house on May Street, according to the Fire Department.
The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army have been working overtime to help those displaced by fires amid the cold snap.
