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Extra-Alarm Fire Spreads Across West Garfield Park Block With No Injuries Reported

Officials have not yet determined the cause or the full scope of damage.

Overview

  • Chicago firefighters battled a blaze on the 4700 block of West Fulton Street in West Garfield Park on Monday that spread across several houses and garages.
  • The department raised a 2-11 alarm, a Chicago designation that brings roughly 100 firefighters with engines, trucks, tower ladders, chiefs, a squad, an ambulance, and a command van.
  • Aerial footage showed the back of one house collapse at about 9:30 a.m. as crews fought the fire.
  • No injuries were reported, and a neighbor described racing through a building to make sure families had cleared out.
  • Investigators had not yet determined the cause or the total number of homes damaged as heavy smoke continued to hang over the block.