Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:
A fire forced several residents out of their homes in Oak Lawn early Friday with some escaping by jumping out of windows.
The Oak Lawn Fire Department was called around 12 a.m. to an apartment building near the intersection of West 93rd Street and South Harlem Avenue. Fire officials said the fire was on the second floor and that a number of residents were hanging out of their windows.
“A couple of people actually jumped into their arms and had to be helped down the ladders,” Oak Lawn Fire Chief Mike Mavrogeorge said. “Two other residents were rescued from another apartment on the first floor.
Fire officials said the cause of the fire was unclear and remained under investigation.
Excerpts from wgntv.com:
Several people had to be rescued and more than one dozen are displaced after a fire tore through an apartment building in Oak Lawn.
The fire started around midnight Friday in the 9300 block of South Harlem Avenue and when firefighters arrived some people were trapped on the second-floor. Crews used ladders to save at least seven people.
One resident was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, but no serious injuries were reported.
thanks Keith
