Arson investigators and a specially-trained police dog scoured the remains of several homes on South Springfield Avenue this morning, where an early morning fire destroyed four homes and caused significant damage to two others.
Twenty-nine people were displaced by the fire, 19 of them receiving help from the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, Red Cross officials said. Red Cross officials said they are helping the displaced residents with food, clothing and shelter.
The Chicago Police Department's Bomb and Arson Section is investigating, officials said. CLTV has a video and full story
Chicago Fire Department and state fire marshall officials this morning investigate the cause of a fire that swept through five homes. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune)
Andreas Terrazas, 30, lives next door to 3015 S. Springfield. He said that he saw the building on fire when he was awakened at 4 a.m. by people screaming in the street.
"The fire was inside when I came out," he said while standing across the street as firefighters aimed water hoses at his building. "I walked past [flames] on the porch."
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