Investigators are working to figure out how a fire began that destroyed an entire apartment building on the Northwest Side.

The fire started around 3 p.m. Friday in the 5100 block of USAA Boulevard. Sixteen apartment units were impacted; of those, nine of the units were being rented at the time. The entire building is a total loss.

The fire department estimates around 20 people are displaced. Manuela Lopez and her 11-year-old daughter, Eva, are two of the people who lost everything in the fire.

“Everything’s been like pretty rough, considering literally everything was destroyed and there were so many memories in that house and lots of stuff that reminded me of things I love,” Eva Lopez said.

Eva was at school when the fire started. Manuela picked her up and when they were able to go in

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