Overview
- Firefighters responded around 1:30 p.m. to the Hampton Gardens complex at 4821 N. 22nd Street with a two-alarm assignment that brought more than 20 apparatus and mutual aid from the North Shore Fire Department.
- An elderly woman was rescued, received CPR and Cyanokit smoke-inhalation treatment, and was hospitalized, while six other residents were transported with lesser injuries and no firefighter injuries were reported.
- About 80 residents were displaced from the affected wing of the 230‑unit building as others sheltered in place, and the Department of Neighborhood Services will determine possible reoccupancy.
- The building lacks a sprinkler system despite multi-family requirements dating to 1974, raising questions because the structure was built in 1979 and now faces heightened scrutiny from city authorities.
- City records show failed November and December 2025 inspections for missing fire extinguishers and low-battery smoke alarms, a December 30 referral to court, and the fire’s cause remains under investigation with no confirmation of arson.