Towing business destroyed in North Lawndale fire

Wednesday, August 3, 2016
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago fire crews are on the scene of a fire in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood which engulfed two buildings.

Firefighters responded to the 2-11 blaze in the 3100-block of West Fillmore Street. Flames spread from that building to the second, which houses a towing company business. According to the owner of the towing business, the first structure that caught fire was condemned.
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No injuries were reported.

Workers were able to get one tow truck out of the fire, but the building was a "total loss," fire officials said.
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Firefighters remain at the scene as of 4 p.m. working to put out the flames and hot spots.

The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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