This from Steve Redick:

5222 North Ave

 

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From nbcchicago.com:

Three people were killed and three others were hospitalized after a mixed use apartment building at at 5222 W. North Ave in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood caught fire early Thursday morning, leaving the roof of the building and at least one stairwell collapsed.

According to the Chicago Fire Department, five of those injured had to be rescued by firefighters, and the stairwell between the second and third floor had completely burned away. The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately clear and remained under investigation.

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