CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- An extra-alarm fire damaged three homes last night in the Logan Square neighborhood.
The fire was believed to have started in the back of a home on the 2800 block of North Christiana and spread to the neighboring homes.
Firefighters responded around 7 p.m. Gary Durbin and his 83-year-old mother live in the home where the fire started. He told CBS 2 they lost everything.
"The clothes we're wearing is what we have. My mom doesn't even have any clothes on," he said. "I went back in there and I opened the door, and the house just blew up. All the smoke turned into flames. The windows blew out, the siding – everything."
Everyone got out of the homes safely, but Durbin's home was heavily damaged. The other two are not as bad.
"Wood-frame structures like you see close in Chicago neighborhoods typically are real easy for the fire to jump and spread – especially on a windy night like today," said Chicago Fire Department 2nd District Deputy Chief Kelly Burns.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
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