Fire engulfs Woodridge apartment building
Posted September 24, 2026 2:09 pm
A fire Thursday morning caused significant damage to an apartment building in Woodridge.
The blaze was reported at about 10:40 a.m. in the 7300 block of South Woodward Avenue, in the Windsor Lakes apartment complex.
Flames were seen at first on the exterior of a first-floor apartment. Residents watching the fire said it appeared to be fueled by natural gas.
The Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District was the lead agency fighting the fire.
The apartment complex was built in 1976, according to Downers Grove Township assessor’s records.
Firefighters break windows to vent a fire Thursday morning in a building at the Windsor Lakes Apartment Homes on Woodward Avenue in Woodridge. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
Firefighters attack a blaze at the Windsor Lakes Apartment Homes in Woodridge from the building’s roof Thursday. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
Flames move across the roof of a Woodridge apartment building Thursday as firefighters try to control the blaze. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
Smoke fours from a blaze sparked Thursday morning at a Woodridge apartment building. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)
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