Firefighter injured in Skokie apartment fire after Christmas tree goes up in flames

Sunday, January 1, 2023
SKOKIE, Ill. (WLS) -- A Christmas tree is to blame for an apartment fire in Skokie Saturday night that left one firefighter injured.

Witnesses said the fire broke out during a New Year's Eve party on North Kilpatrick
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Everyone was able to get out of the building on North Kilpatrick.

One firefighter suffered minor injuries.
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One cat was rescued but another is missing.

Four families are also now displaced due to the blaze.
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