Nine families are displaced after a fire on the Northwest Side damaged an apartment building.

The fire began on a second-floor balcony Friday afternoon at the Avistar on the Boulevard apartment complex located in the 5100 block of USAA Boulevard, according to SAFD.

Everyone made it out of the building alive, and there were no serious injuries. However, residents like Jose Carreno are still searching for possessions left behind.

“When I saw the fire truck, I stepped outside and the officer told me there’s fire, get out,” Carreno said. “First thing I did was grab my dog.”

Carreno grabbed his dog, but was not able to get hold of the family cat. He believes the cat made it out of the building, but is not sure where she is.

He said the black cat has lived with the family for five years and

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