2 families displaced, cat missing after Elmwood Park apartment building fire

No one injured in Elmwood Park apartment fire

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Firefighters battle Elmwood Park apartment building fire
There was an Elmwood Park fire Thursday. Chopper 7 captured large flames shooting out of an apartment building near 72nd Court and Wrightwood Avenue.

ELMWOOD PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- Two families were displaced and a cat is missing after an apartment building fire broke out in the west suburbs Thursday afternoon.

Elmwood Park firefighters responded about 3:45 p.m. to the 2600-block of North 72nd Court for a reported blaze in a three-flat building.

Chopper 7 captured large flames shooting out the roof of the building just after 4 p.m.

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Firefighters could be seen on top of the roof and on ladders nearby, trying to strike out the blaze.

Two families were displaced, and a cat is unaccounted for, officials said.

No one was injured in the incident.