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Lightning blamed for fire in Chicago suburb on Friday night
More than a hundred people were left homeless after lightning struck an apartment building in Oakbrook Terrace on Friday night, starting a fire. Dane Placko reports.
OAK BROOK - A fire at an apartment building in Oakbrook Terrace left behind some significant damage overnight Friday into Saturday, and three firefighters had to be treated for heat-related problems.
Residents said the fire on Royce Boulevard started some time between 11 p.m. and midnight. The fire chief said it was out at about 4 a.m.
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A resident told FOX 32 Chicago it sounded like "a big bang went off."
The firefighters who were hospitalized with heat problems have been released.
More than 100 residents were displaced.