Several people escaped unhurt after a fire erupted in a Chicago Ridge apartment building. The blaze was blamed on an unattended candle.
Four or five residents escaped, and no one was injured, fire officials said.
Fire crews were called to the three-story building, 10656 S. Central Ave., about 12:40 p.m. and discovered smoke and flames coming from the second floor.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze within 10 minutes.
Fire Chief Randall Grossi said the fire began in a second-floor apartment, where a resident had left a candle unattended.
Grossi said the fire caused “serious damage” to the second floor.
At least two families will be displaced, he said.
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