Overview

• The fire ignited around 1:53 a.m. on June 26 in a third-floor apartment on the 5200 block of West North Avenue in the Austin neighborhood.
• Chicago Fire Department crews pulled five residents from windows and one via a stairwell before bringing the flames under control by about 3:47 a.m.
• Six people—four adults and two children—were taken to hospitals, and three remain in grave condition, CFD officials said.
• The three-story building’s ground floor houses businesses while upper levels contain apartments, and officials reported extensive structural and fire damage.
• Chicago Fire District Chief Robert Jurewicz said the back porches collapsed and the front stairwell was engulfed, complicating evacuation efforts.