No one was hurt after a fire engulfed an Albany Park apartment building Tuesday afternoon.

Dozens of firefighters were on scene in the 5000 block of North Troy Avenue battling the blaze. A 16-year-old girl was rescued from the building but refused medical transport, according to Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd).

“The level of trauma these families are experiencing right now is devastating,” Rodriguez Sanchez told reporters at the scene. “We’re going to need each other right now. If you see a fundraiser, chip in — they’re going to need it.”

The fire started around 4:30 p.m., according to Alberto Sanchez, 25, a former resident of the building whose aunts, uncles and cousins still live there.

Sanchez was headed home after picking up food from his mom, who lives across the street from

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