Overview
- The blaze broke out just before midnight at 1136 N. Lawndale Ave. in Chicago’s Humboldt Park.
- A Chicago firefighter struck by debris was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in initially fair-to-serious condition.
- One civilian was taken to St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital in good condition.
- The Chicago Fire Department escalated to a 2-11 alarm with an EMS Plan 1, deploying roughly 100 personnel along with multiple engines, trucks and ambulances.
- Ice formed on equipment as crews evacuated nearby homes, and the cause remains under investigation.