The roof, the roof is on fire

So yesterday a little after midnight someone started banging on the door to my apartment. When I opened it I saw about 3 cops who told me that I had to get out because the roof was on fire. So I grabbed my keys and cellphone and leashed up the dogs and joined the other residents on the street where we watched fire fighters battle the flames on the roof. After about an hour it appeared they had put out the fire but they couldn’t say when we’d be let back into the building so I dragged the dogs over to a friend’s house and crashed on the couch.

Today there are fans set up all over to dry out the building and garbage cans in the garage to catch dripping water. Luckily our apartment was on the other side of the building and escaped the water damage.

Here’s the news report: Wicker Park Condo Fire Leaves 1 Injured.

Here’s a video (I’m in there with the dogs): One slightly injured in bucktown blaze

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