That fire broke out on Oct. 17, 2003, at what was then known as the Cook County Administration Building.
The extra-alarm fire broke out shortly after 10 a.m. on the 15th floor at the Harper Square Cooperative residential building at 4850 S. Lake Park Ave. Propelled by the wind, theHigh-rise fires have been a source of major concern and government action since another deadly fire – this one in what is now called the George W. Dunne Cook County Office Building coming up on 20 years ago.
That fire broke out on Oct. 17, 2003, at what was then known as the Cook County Administration Building, at 69 W. Washington St. downtown. Flames were seen shooting out of the windows of the building overlooking Dearborn Street as plumes of black smoke rose up. Smoke also rose from some of the windows overlooking Washington Street and Daley Plaza.Six people were killed in the fire when they found themselves trapped in a smoky stairwell when the doors locked behind them.
Killed in the fire were Cook County Public Guardian's office colleagues Maureen McDonald, John Slater III, and Sara Chapman, clinical counselor Felice Lichaw, Forest Preserve attorney Janet Grant, and cleaning lady Teresa Zajac.
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