Overview
- Fire erupted around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 5000 block of North Troy Street, and roughly 100 firefighters had it struck out shortly after 5:30 p.m.
- The blaze severely damaged 5043 N. Troy St. and an adjacent building after starting in a rear area, with CFD citing a likely second-floor origin and spread to a garage.
- Officials reported no hospitalizations, and a 16-year-old resident was rescued from the building and declined medical transport.
- Displaced families say they lost passports, work permits and other vital documents, heightening fears in a neighborhood recently targeted by federal immigration raids.
- The Red Cross, city services and Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez’s office are arranging temporary housing and document-replacement help, with a community fundraiser in the works.