A harrowing scene unfolded overnight in the northwest suburbs when an apartment building went up in flames, with at least five people hurt and reports that some had to jump to safety.
The fire, at multi-story apartment building at 1279 Harding Ave. in Des Plaines, started just before 1 a.m., Des Plaines Fire Chief Matt Matzl said in a news release.
According to Matzl, the department responded to the scene after reports of an explosion. When crews arrived, they found heavy fire on all levels of the three-story building.
As crews worked to put out the flames, other firefighters rescued people inside from balconies using ground ladders, the release said. Five people were transported to nearby hospitals, the release said, with injuries varying in severity.
Once the fire was under control, crews entered the building to conduct searches. As of 5:30 a.m., crews remained on scene searching the building and extinguishing hot spots.
Neighbors who live closeby described the frightening moments when they first heard and saw the fire, which began with the sound of an “explosion.”
“Just a loud, massive explosion,” said Mike Motschman, who lives nearby. “It like rocked the windows then just heard people screaming and yelling.”
Another neighbor, Yulianna Humenik, says she also heard a boom.
“I was in my room,” she said, “I heard like a very big explosion, and then after we heard a few people yelling ‘help me, help me,’ so we went to the balcony to see what was happening and we called 911.”
Motschman said he tried to help a woman get off the building. “[Her] son was jumping off the top of the building and was badly burned,” he said.
Photos and video from the scene show clouds heavy, black smoke seeping out of the roof and billowing up into the sky. Flames can also be seen covering the top of the building, with multiple fire crews on ladders.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, the release said.
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