Fire damages 6 apartments in 18-unit Cicero building Sunday, no injuries
The Cicero Fire Department responded to a fire at an apartment building just after midnight this morning, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at the 5600 Block of 22nd Place,
Firefighters found fire and smoke billowing from the windows of several apartments in the 18-unit building. All residents were cleared safely from the building as firefighters fought the fire, Cicero Fire Chief Jeff Penzkofer reported Sunday.
A total of 6 units in the apartment building were damaged. After the building was secured, residents in 12 of the apartments were cleared to return to heir homes. Residents from the 6 damaged apartments were provided assistance for alternate temporary housing either through relatives and friends or through the Town of Cicero Department of General Assistance.
No injuries were reported.

An investigation is ongoing, with a preliminary focus on a back porch on the building’s 2nd floor.
Photos courtesy of the Cicero Fire Department.


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