Fire ravages three-story Champaign apartment building

CHAMPAIGN – Bin Jiang and his wife, Tian Zhang, looked stunned Monday afternoon.

Standing in a steady drizzle, Jiang put his arm around Zhang as they watched their home on the University of Illinois campus burn.

The couple had moved into a first-floor apartment at 51-53 E. John St., C, nearly a year ago.

"We've lost all our possessions," Jiang said. "The worst part is that we didn't have any renters insurance."

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