VIDEO: Ten people including an 81-year-old woman were hurt in an apartment fire in Chicagoโs Humboldt Park neighborhood. The fire broke out overnight near Karlov and North Avenues. One victim reported being trapped in the building before being rescued by firefighters.
She didnโt want to be identified but told NBC Chicago through an interpreter: โI was sleeping at the time my sister-in-law woke me up, and she went to take me out,โ she recalled. โAt the time there was a lot of smoke and we weโre not sure where to exit there was a lot of fire on the back and a lot of smoke on the front.โ
The woman is from Ecuador and has lived here for about a year. She said she, her brother, sister-in-law and nephew had to be rescued from the fire.
โWe tried to exit through the front door but again there was a lot of smoke, so we had to go back to the apartment, and we were shouting for help through the window and thatโs where the firefighters pulled us out of the building,โ she said. โThey checked us and took us to different hospitals but thank God, they got us all out.โ
Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke coming from the basement and residents evacuating.
