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West Chicago apartment fire leaves residents homeless

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Firefighters from West Chicago and neighboring departments were on the scene of an extra-alarm blaze that swept through a three-story apartment building Sunday morning. The fire left many residents temporarily homeless, but all escaped unharmed.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

Multiple fire departments worked to extinguish a fire at an apartment building Sunday in the 1200 block of Kings Circle in West Chicago. The fire left many residents temporarily homeless, but all escaped unharmed.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

Multiple fire departments worked to extinguish a fire at an apartment building Sunday in the 1200 block of Kings Circle in West Chicago. The fire left many residents temporarily homeless, but all escaped unharmed.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

Multiple fire departments worked to extinguish a fire at an apartment building Sunday in the 1200 block of Kings Circle in West Chicago. The fire left many residents temporarily homeless, but all escaped unharmed.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

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Multiple fire departments worked to extinguish a fire at an apartment building Sunday in the 1200 block of Kings Circle in West Chicago. The fire left many residents temporarily homeless, but all escaped unharmed.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

Multiple fire departments worked to extinguish a fire at an apartment building Sunday in the 1200 block of Kings Circle in West Chicago. The fire left many residents temporarily homeless, but all escaped unharmed.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

Multiple fire departments worked to extinguish a fire at an apartment building Sunday in the 1200 block of Kings Circle in West Chicago. The fire left many residents temporarily homeless, but all escaped unharmed.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

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Fire swept through a 24-unit West Chicago apartment building Sunday, leaving its residents temporarily homeless and without their belongings, but injuring none. West Chicago firefighters were called to the Timber Lake Apartments at 1212 King Circle about 10:06 a.m. in response to the fire, which broke out in one of several buildings that make up the complex. the fire was most extinguished by 12:20 p.m.