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Basement Fire Rips Through Calumet Park Apartment, Displacing Residents

Investigators are reviewing a basement-origin fire that left tenants unharmed.

Overview

  • Crews responded around 6 a.m. to a two-story, 12-unit building near West 123rd and South Bishop streets and contained the blaze after it spread into the attic.
  • No residents were injured, and alarms helped prompt evacuation, while one firefighter was treated for a minor knee injury.
  • The incident was elevated to a three-alarm response as additional manpower and resources were called to the scene.
  • Several residents were displaced, with the American Red Cross assisting people from up to 16 units as crews boarded up damaged apartments.
  • Authorities have opened a cause investigation, and video from the scene showed flames venting through the roof.