A fire erupted in the basement apartment of a six-flat apartment building at 9032 Cumberland Ave. on the morning of Feb 6.
According to Niles Fire Department Chief Steve Borkowski, the firefighters were dispatched at 10:20 a.m. and arrived on the scene three minutes later. They put out the fire by 10:44 a.m. Aside from Niles firefighters, Park Ridge, Morton Grove, Des Plaines, Glenview and Lincolnwood departments were involved.
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Borkowski estimates that a total of about 35 firefighters helped put out the blaze.
The building is located across the street from Northridge Preparatory School.
Borkowski said that the building was evacuated quickly and no one was injured. While the basement apartment suffered damage, the other apartments in the building weren’t affected.
“The cause of the fire is still being investigated,’ he said.
Igor Studenkov is a freelance reporter Pioneer Press.