SUV strikes gas meter, sparks fire in West Garfield Park

Wednesday, March 22, 2017
CHICAGO (WLS) -- An SUV slammed into a building and caused a fire early Wednesday morning on Chicago's West Side.

A source said it all started when the SUV hit another car. The SUV then hit a gas meter around midnight near West Jackson Boulevard and South Kilbourn Avenue in the city's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
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Utility crews came to the scene to help firefighters. They poured foam around the area to keep the flames from spreading.

A man named Kenny, who called 911, said he helped pull a man from that car and warned neighbors about the fire.
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"I heard a big crash. When I opened out the door, she was pulling up right at the door. The car was pulling up right at the door when I was opening up the door and I was like, 'What is going on?'" Kenny said.

The source said no one was hurt.
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