Seven people displaced by fire in Auburn-Gresham

Saturday, July 27, 2019
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A fire left seven people displaced Saturday evening in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.

Firefighters responded to the fire in the rear porch of the two-story residential building around 7:25 p.m. in the 8500 block of South Throop Street.
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Crews were able to knock out the fire shortly after but the building suffered significant damage, officials said.

Seven people displaced by fire in Auburn-Gresham neighborhood


Nobody was injured in the fire.

It's not clear if anyone was rescued or how everyone managed to get out of the building.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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