Resident Injured In Late-Night Fire In Evanston Apartment Building

EVANSTON, IL — One person was taken to a hospital and more than a dozen others were displaced Sunday by a late-night blaze in an Evanston high-rise, fire officials said.

Fire crews arrived at an apartment building in the 2300 block of Noyes Street around 10:45 p.m. to find residents evacuating from inside.

While there were no visible signs of smoke or fire from the outside, the protocol for fires in high-rise buildings triggered an automatic upgrade to ensure that additional resources were deployed, according to fire officials.

Once they got inside, firefighters determined that the fire had started in a second-floor apartment.

The building’s sprinkler system activated and managed to extinguish the flames before they could spread beyond that unit, according to Evanston Fire Department Division Chief Kimberly Kull.

One person who was in the apartment where the fire began was injured and taken to a local hospital for treatment, Kull said.

The sprinklers also caused moderate water damage, leading to the displacement of 14 residents on the second floor. The American Red Cross was called in to provide shelter and support services.

No injuries were reported among firefighters, and the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.