Within the first year that Helen, Larry and Elaine McIntyre had moved into their Thorndale Beach South condo, there were several fires. One of the fires required everyone to evacuate the building. I remember, sometime in the early A.M. there was a loud knock on the apartment door and someone yelled that we had to get out immediately. We grabbed warm coats and boots and walked down 18 flights holding cloths to our face so we didn't inhale the smoke. It was really very scary walking down with all the smoke in the stairwells.
I also remember it was VERY cold outside. We were directed into the lobby of the building next door, where we stood, worried that our new home was in flames. As it turned out, the fire was in the garbage chute and well contained, but the smoke had spread throughout the building.
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The undated article is from a Chicago paper, most likely the Chicago Tribune.
