A large fire sent a massive plume of smoke into the sky in Chicago during the Tuesday afternoon rush hour. The flames were seen around 4:30 p.m. in the 5000 block of Troy, near North Park University in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood. #northparkuniversity #chicago #fire | NBC Chicago

A firefighter saved two cats from a burning building in Santa Ana, California, on October 22. According to Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), neighbors alerted authorities to a second floor apartment fire on West Stevens Avenue at about 3.40 pm. OCFA said firefighters were joined by crews from Costa Mesa and Newport Beach Fire Departments, quickly containing the fire and preventing the spread to nearby apartments. No injuries were reported, while two cats were rescued from the blaze, officials