Chicago firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire on the third floor of the apartment building on 56th Street
Chicago firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire on the third floor of the apartment building on 56th Street and Calumet Avenue, just after 10 p.m.
A two-alarm fire broke out at an apartment building in Washington Park on Chicago’s South Side, leaving multiple people displaced.
“My neighbor across the hall and her son banged on the door and said our building was on fire, but before that, the people above me at 5645 on the second floor were popping firecrackers or sparklers or something,” she said.
Fire officials have not confirmed the cause of the fire.
Several people were displaced, and the Red Cross is assisting residents.
Note: Overall fire incidents: Local fire departments respond to a fire somewhere in the United States, on average, every 23 seconds. This suggests a considerable number of fire incidents daily.
Residential fires: Approximately 944 residential fires occur daily across the United States. In 2023, an estimated 344,600 residential building fires occurred in the U.S., according to the U.S. Fire Administration.
