Chicago firefighters battle extra-alarm fire on South Side

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
CFD battles extra-alarm fire in South Side home
The Chicago Fire Department battled an extra-alarm fire in a South Side home Thursday morning.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An extra-alarm fire broke out in a south Side home Thursday morning, the Chicago Fire Department said.

The fire broke out in a vacant home the 700-block of East 93rd Street.

The fire is in a 2-and-ahalf-story house and two houses next to the house were exposed to the flames. People living in one of the homes were able to get out safely, but are now displaced.

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The fire was struck shortly before 6:30 a.m. No injuries have been reported.

Further details were not immediately available.

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