The fire gutted much of a townhouse, and a witness reported hearing a bang. CBS 2’s Sara Machi reports.

Want to get back now to our breaking News in Maine Township near Des Plaines Firefighters battling an apartment fire CBS 2's Sarah Maki is their life for us Sarah Yeah guys we just arrived out here on Scene we're still trying to figure out Exactly what happened everybody we asked Says that they still don't have a lot of Information at this time but I do want You to take a quick look at what we've Got going on behind us because you can See that we have so many fire crews out Here we've got Park Ridge and many other Many feet up in the air they've been Shooting down water on top of the Flames Until just seconds ago and if you take a Look at some of the video that we have From earlier today you will see why Because there were enormous Flames Coming out of some of the residential Buildings in this area I did just talked To a neighbor who was standing out here He's been watching with her friends from Afar a safe distance who says that she Was at home studying around four o'clock Today when she heard an enormous bang When she came outside she saw Flames Reflecting and she saw smoke she says That this home is a town home with Several units in it and she's been told That one person was walking into a Building when that thing happened we Again are still just trying to get some

More information right now we've been Asking some of the Cook County sheriff's Deputies out here if we could talk to a Supervisor as we get some more Information we'll be sure that we pass That along to you but reporting live Right now Sarah Maki CBS 2 News Thank you Sarah

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