Huge fire sends clouds of black smoke into air on Chicago's West Side

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A huge fire sent clouds of black smoke into the air Friday afternoon at Cicero and Division on Chicago's West Side.

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Chopper 7 was over the scene starting around 3:45 p.m., where a fire appeared to have broken out at a scrap yard in the Austin neighborhood.

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Chicago Fire Department crews battled the fire for over an hour.

This is a developing story.