Criminal investigation underway after fire injures 2 outside Lincoln Park Zoo's Cafe Brauer: CFD

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Saturday, November 23, 2024
2 hurt in Lincoln Park Zoo fire; criminal investigation underway: CFD
A Lincoln Park fire outside Cafe Brauer left a Chicago Fire Department firefighter and one other person with minor injuries on Friday morning.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Fire Department says an early morning fire at Lincoln Park Zoo has prompted a criminal investigation.

The fire broke out in a shed outside the zoo's historic event space, Cafe Brauer, on Friday morning.

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CFD responded to the scene around 4 a.m.

Firefighters say a propane tank had been opened.

A Chicago firefighter and one other person had minor injuries.

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