Large fire breaks out at Galewood scrap metal yard

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Friday, March 1, 2024
Large fire breaks out at West Side scrap metal yard

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chopper7 was over the scene of a large fire on Chicago's West Side on Friday afternoon.

The fire broke out at a scrap metal yard a with cars and car parts in the Galewood neighborhood's 1900 block of North Austin Avenue.

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Chopper7 captured huge flames raging at the scene around 4:45 p.m.

The Chicago Fire Department said several cars caught fire, but no one was injured.

Firefighters were working to extinguish the flames. CFD said the fire was mostly out by 5 p.m.

What caused the fire was not immediately clear.

Further information was not immediately available.

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