Investigators from several agencies were meeting Friday morning to discuss the possible cause of a fire that tore through several townhouses the day before near Des Plaines.
One North Maine Township Fire Protection District firefighter was injured in the blaze, which was reported about 4 p.m. Thursday on the 9300 block of Noel Avenue.
The firefighter was treated for second-degree burns at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and released, Lt. David Hall said Friday.Home surveillance video obtained by ABC 7 showed a large explosion that was strong enough to lift the roof off the two-story brick building occurred moments before flames erupted from the structure.
Pace sent buses to keep displaced residents warm until everyone had somewhere safer to go, ABC 7 reported.
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