North Chicago fire destroys towing company and apartment building

A fire that started Sunday night in North Chicago overnight destroyed a towing company and an adjacent apartment building.

A resident of the apartment building, on the 1000 block of Sheridan Road, called 911 at 7:22 p.m. Sunday, reporting a smoke odor, according to North Chicago Fire Department Cmdr. Dell Urban said.

The fire also damaged Collision Solution, an auto shop that shared a north wall with Unique Towing, Urban said.

No one was injured in the fire, but the towing company and apartments are a “complete loss,” Urban said. She said she had no information about the cause of the fire, which is still under investigation.

Firefighters wrapped up the fire at at 4 a.m.