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Microburst Rips Roof Off Mount Prospect Apartment Building, Dozens Displaced

Crews have restored more than 80 percent of power to tens of thousands of ComEd customers.

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Overview

  • Fire officials attribute the roof failure to a microburst that produced wind gusts up to 60 mph.
  • The four-story complex at 700 W. Huntington Commons Road remains fenced off and uninhabitable as crews conduct structural safety assessments.
  • All residents were evacuated without injury after burst pipes sent water gushing through hallways and debris crushed several vehicles.
  • Dozens of displaced residents are sheltering at the Mount Prospect RecPlex, where the American Red Cross and village human services provide meals and medication assistance.
  • ComEd reports crews have restored power to over 80 percent of the nearly 40,000 customers who lost electricity across the northwest suburbs.