More Than a Dozen Vehicles in Chicago Parking Deck Destroyed by Fire

More than a dozen vehicle in a parking deck were destroyed by fire Tuesday.

“Our guys made an aggressive attack to put out the fire, but it got into the roof of the parking garage, so we had to pull our guys out and elevate the alarm,” Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner Donald Walker told reporters.

The roof of the parking garage collapsed as a result of the blaze. While the parking structure is not attached to nearby residential units, residents worried the fire would spread to their homes.

The blaze likely started as a single-vehicle fire, with flames rapidly spreading to the roofs of neighboring cars, fire officials believe. 

Streets around the deck near Rush University Medical Center were blocked for hours as firefighters operated.