According to a report from ABC7, dramatic overhead video showed crews from the Chicago (IL) Fire Department (CFD) on the roof of a home that erupted in flames and which spread to several adjacent homes in the city’s Logan Square neighborhood Tuesday morning.
The extra-alarm fire broke out in a three-story, single-family home in the 2400-block of North Washtenaw Avenue at about 6 a.m.
Overhead video showed flames reaching 40 to 50 feet in height. As the flames and smoke intensified, CFD firefighters were forced off one of the rooftops.
By 7:30 a.m., CFD officials said the main body of fire had been knocked down.
An elderly person was hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Multiple residents have been displaced by the fire.
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