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Residents still displaced after high-rise apartment fire in Kenwood
1 month ago | By WGN TV
CHICAGO - It's been two weeks since a massive fire killed an elderly woman and displaced dozens of residents in a Kenwood high-rise.
The fire, which started on the 15th floor, has left many people out of their units indefinitely and hoping for more assistance from building leaders.
Harper Square residents like Oluyinka Bankole are now living with friends or family because of the fire.
Bankole said management won't allow her to go upstairs and gather any belongings, but she believes she could have saved more items the day of the fire if the building management had communicated better.
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