A fire late on Monday in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood has forced twelve people, including five children, from their homes, according to Chicago police. The incident was reported by ABC7 Chicago on Tuesday, with emergency services responding to the fire at approximately 10:07 p.m. in the 1700 block of North Artesian Avenue.
The blaze was powerful enough to quickly displace all the residents by the time the firefighters and police arrived. Those affected, comprising seven adults and five children, were out of harm's way when officials reached the scene, escaping the fire without injury. The Red Cross has stepped in to assist these individuals, as an investigation into what sparked the fire continues.
Local reports from FOX 32 Chicago further detailed the event with an account by Salvador Zari, a neighbor, who described waking up to an alarming sound that night. "I was sleeping and obviously we heard a boom, an explosion next door, two houses down," Zari said. "When we came up, everything was going down in flames. We saw people running back to the alley," he recounted in a statement obtained by FOX 32 Chicago.
