Fire Damages Lake Shore Drive High-Rise Condo Complex
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Lake Shore Drive high-rise sustained serious damage in an extra-alarm fire over the weekend.
The fire broke out early Sunday in a storage area of the 18-story twin-tower condo complex at 3600 N. Lake Shore Dr., at Addison Street, fire officials said.
Dispatch reports indicated the fire started about 12:20 a.m. Sunday and was elevated to an extra-alarm blaze by 12:35 a.m. The fire department said the blaze was out about 1 a.m.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze with a single hose and prevented smoke from reaching the upper floors, the fire department said.
Neighbors on the Facebook page "Take Back Boystown" reported a helicopter flying in a low loop over the neighborhood during the fire, as well as a fleet of fire vehicles and ambulances.
Nobody was injured in the fire. No information was revealed about the cause.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
