High-rise fire in Kenwood leaves woman in her 80s dead, nine injured
The fire climbed vertically up the Harper Square Cooperative building on Lake Park Avenue. CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports.
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The fire climbed vertically up the Harper Square Cooperative building on Lake Park Avenue. CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports.
The fire climbed multiple floors of the Harper Square Cooperative building and also sent nine people to the hospital. CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports.
Just last month, the building failed a city inspection. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
We heard stories from tenants that they saw the fire climbing their window, felt the heat in their apartments, and smelled burning wood – and still, they were told to stay in their units. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The fire started on the 15th floor of the Harper Square Cooperative building and climbed to the 24th. CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports.
Ald. Sophia King is on the scene. She told CBS 2 the fire has spread to nine floors. She confirmed Six people, including an elderly woman and a firefighter, were taken to the hospital and they are in good condition.
The apartments lost power during the cold snap on Dec. 23.
The apartments lost power during the cold snap on Dec. 23.
Residents contacted CBS 2, claiming they went for days without water - or any communication from the building's management.
Residents contacted CBS 2, claiming they went for days without water - or any communication from the building's management. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
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