Overview
- The Chicago Fire Department said the Humboldt Park fire began in the basement at 1532–1534 N. Karlov St. and spread to other floors overnight.
- About 10 residents were transported to hospitals, including an 81-year-old reported in fair condition for smoke inhalation, according to officials.
- Responders encountered residents self-evacuating, and firefighters used ladders to access the building’s upper level.
- Separately, a two-alarm fire in the 8600 block of West Foster Avenue near O’Hare prompted evacuations and deployment of warming buses for residents.
- Fire officials reported ongoing defensive operations at the Foster Avenue scene, and the causes of both fires remain under investigation.