Nearly 100 apartments uninhabitable after blaze in Prospect Heights

The residents of nearly 100 units were displaced after a massive fire Wednesday at an apartment complex in northwest suburban Prospect Heights.

The five- alarm fire started about 1: 30 p. m. at an apartment complex in the 800 block of McIntosh Court in Prospect Heights, according to Prospect Heights Fire Chief Drew Smith. Flames spread to three of the buildings. All residents of about 96 units were displaced as a result of the fire, Smith said.

The fire appeared to be accidental, but the cause remained under investigation Thursday, Smith said. He declined to provide further details on the investigation because it involved a minor.