Fire spreads to 3 houses on Chicago's Northwest Side
CHICAGO -- A fire in the Northwest Side's Avondale neighborhood spread to three homes Friday evening.It was believed the fire started in the back of one of the frame houses in the 2800 block of North Christiana Avenue – close to the six-way intersection of Milwaukee, Kimball, and Diversey avenues. The fire spread to two other houses.The Fire Department called a 2-11 alarm for additional equipment and manpower within 10 minutes of the additional call for help.
She was awoken by the sound of her neighbor and son kicking the door down – telling her to get out.'My neighbor is such a nice person - I don't remember who he was - grabbed me and carried me outside,' said Aline Durbin.Wrapped in a blanket, Aline Durbin sat nearby as firefighters entered through the third floor – trying to put the flames out< the roof of her home collapsed in the fire.'This is really terrible, terrible thing. I just came out of the hospital,' she said.
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