Skokie apartment fire: Crews respond overnight, witness describes chaos

Overnight fire breaks out at Skokie apartment building

The Skokie Fire Department responded to a blaze at an apartment building overnight.

SKOKIE, Ill. - A fire that broke out early Tuesday at a Skokie apartment building reportedly left residents scrambling to get out.

What we know:

Fire crews responded to the building on Bronx Place overnight, with video from the scene showing firefighters examining an apartment.

A witness said the blaze began in a unit on the third floor and described tense moments as residents rushed to warn one another.

"I started hearing like people running within the hallways of my building, people knocking, banging on doors, screaming," she said.

What we don't know:

Authorities have not released details about whether anyone was hurt, and investigators are still working to determine how the fire started and the extent of the damage.