May 19--An extra-alarm fire that ripped through three Lakeview apartment buildings Monday evening was caused by someone improperly disposing of a cigarette, according to a Chicago Fire Department spokesman.
The fire broke out just after 5 p.m. Monday in the 3300 block of North Marshfield Avenue, according to Chicago Fire Department officials. Three buildings were involved and two others were exposed to the fire, according to officials. One firefighter was burned on the arm and went to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition, officials said.
The fire was caused by someone improperly discarding a "cigarette on enclosed back porch," Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said in a tweet.
The fire was struck out at 6:06 p.m. Monday. The blaze, which started in a 2 1/2-story building, hit 12 apartment units, and 30 people were displaced from their homes.
