VIDEO: A vacant residential building on Marshfield Avenue near 62nd Street in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood went up in flames early Monday, throwing thick smoke over the block and lighting the South Side sky as firefighters raced in before dawn.
Crews worked the scene for some time as neighbors looked on, watching heavy smoke billow from the structure while firefighters attacked the blaze from multiple angles.
According to CBS Chicago, the fire broke out overnight Sunday into Monday in a building on Marshfield Avenue near 62nd Street, and early reports indicated the structure was vacant. As of that report, there was no immediate word on the cause or on any injuries, and the Chicago Fire Department had not yet released detailed information.
The Marshfield blaze lands on top of a troubling string of recent fires on the South Side.
On Jan. 2, a 13-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition after an unattended candle sparked a house fire in West Englewood, according to NBC Chicago. That incident, just days into the new year, put a spotlight on basic home fire safety and the stakes when it goes wrong.
In addition, a Christmas Day inferno previously gutted another Marshfield-area building, underscoring how one West Englewood street has now seen multiple large blazes in a short span.
