Overview

• The fire erupted Thursday afternoon at an apartment building in Chicago’s North Park neighborhood on the 5100 block of North Kimball Avenue.
• Flames shooting from the roof and a window sent thick smoke across the Northwest Side skyline.
• Firefighters have focused operations on the building’s roof to contain the blaze.
• Authorities have not determined what sparked the fire and further details remain scarce.
• WGN-TV and ABC7 Chicago crews are providing continuous live coverage from the scene.