Fire officials are calling the preliminary cause an act of God.
Hundreds of people have been forced from their homes after a major fire at an apartment complex in west suburban Oakbrook Terrace. Now fire officials are calling the preliminary cause an act of God. "The loudest boom ever," said one resident."I thought maybe a bomb went off, literally in my apartment."
"We woke up and the whole building was shaking," Sultana said."We went up to see, and we saw fire. And we just grabbed whatever we could and we left." "Basically we lost everything: the whole thing, the whole apartment, furniture, my computers, electronics items, everything," said Mohammed Chowel. "I'm so sad. I'm so sad," she said."But they're safe. Mostly they are safe."
No one was injured, but nearly 500 residents from the destroyed or water damaged buildings were displaced. Hundreds more in towers untouched were evacuated as a precaution.
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