Child Among 4 Injured In Albany Park Apartment Fire

CHICAGO, IL — Firefighters responded just after 1 a.m. Thursday to an apartment fire in the city's Albany Park neighborhood. At least six people were rescued, including a child, while firefighters battled the extra-alarm fire. The fire broke out in the back of a three-story apartment in the 3800 block of West Montrose, and was extinguished just before 2 a.m., according to the Chicago Fire Department.

More than 100 firefighters and 30 fire companies responded to the fire. Four people, including the child, were taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital for smoke inhalation. The department said all four were in "fair-to-serious" condition.

The fire displaced at least 12 people and American Red Cross was called to assist with housing, the Chicago Fire Department said.

According to ABC 7, several people who live in the building said they believe the fire was set by a resident who was being evicted. The neighbors said police had been called to the apartment building several times over the past week, and the building's landlord confirmed he had been trying to evict a tenant for months, ABC 7 reported.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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