Images: Massive apartment fire in Prospect Heights
A massive blaze tore through a Prospect Heights apartment complex Wednesday afternoon, injuring at least three, leaving dozens homeless and keeping about 150 firefighters from across the suburbs busy for hours.
At least four ladder trucks continue to douse flames as the sun sets.
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Firefighters battle a 5-alarm fire at an apartment complex on Macintosh Ct. in Prospect Heights.
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Residents watch as firefighters keep working to extinguish a blaze at the River Trails complex Wednesday.
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Firefighters battle a 5-alarm fire at an apartment complex at 848 Macintosh Ct. in Prospect Heights on Wednesday.
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Firefighters battle a 5-alarm fire at an apartment complex at 848 Macintosh Ct. in Prospect Heights on Wednesday.
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Firefighters battle a 5-alarm fire at an apartment complex at 848 Macintosh Ct. in Prospect Heights on Wednesday.
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Firefighters battle a 5-alarm fire at an apartment complex at 848 Macintosh Ct. in Prospect Heights on Wednesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Firefighters battle a 5-alarm fire at an apartment complex at 848 Macintosh Ct. in Prospect Heights on Wednesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Firefighters battle a 5-alarm fire at an apartment complex at 848 Macintosh Ct. in Prospect Heights on Wednesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Firefighters battle a 5-alarm fire at an apartment complex at 848 Macintosh Ct. in Prospect Heights on Wednesday.
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Firefighters battle a 5 alarm fire in an apartment complex at 848 Macintosh Ct. in Prospect Heights on Wednesday.
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Marco Tenorio, 57, was laying on his couch when he heard neighbor children screaming "Fire!" He was able to put on his prosthetic leg and get out of the building where the fire started. He said he thinks he will try to find a hotel room for a few days.
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Residents and neighbors watch as firemen continue to douse the complex with water.
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Marco Tenorio, 57, right, was laying on his couch when he heard neighbor children screaming "Fire!" He was able to put on his prosthetic leg and get out of the building where the fire started.
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Residents walk carefully through puddles of water from the many fire departments' efforts to extinguish an apartment complex fire. At least four ladder trucks remained engaged several hours into the fire.
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As the sun sets, firefighters continue to douse several connected buildings as a fire moves among them.
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Firefighters wait for flames to be knocked down before engaging with an apartment complex fire.
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Firefighters continue to douse several connected buildings as a fire moves among them.
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