CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago firefighters are on the scene of an extra-alarm fire in the Logan Square neighborhood.
The fire started around 9:30 a.m. at a three-story residential building in the 1800 block of North Kimball Avenue.
By 10:15 a.m., the fire had been upgraded to a 3-11 alarm, bringing a total of about 125 firefighters, 12 engines, 4 trucks, and 2 tower ladders, 6 battalion chiefs, two deputy district chiefs, a district chief, a deputy fire commissioner, a command van, an air mask truck, and an ambulance to the scene.
According to the Fire Department, there were multiple problems with the fire possibly spreading to neighboring buildings. Firefighters could be seen working on the roofs of at least three buildings, including the building where the fire started.
An EMS Plan 1, which sends five ambulances to the scene, also was called.
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