No one injured in Austin fire that spread to multiple homes

A fire in the Austin neighborhood tore through three homes Monday morning and displaced over 20 people, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

Firefighters responded to the extra-alarm call around 9 a.m. in the 4700 block of West Fulton Street, around the corner from the Cicero Avenue Green Line stop. No injuries were reported.

Homes destroyed in a fire

A row of homes sit destroyed after a blaze ripped through three homes in the 4700 block of West Fulton Street in the Austin neighborhood Monday morning.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

The fire started in one home and spread to two others, according to the fire department. The flames were extinguished just before noon. One home nearly burned completely to the ground.

The cause is under investigation.

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