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No injuries reported in Back of the Yards house fire

By  Daniel Brown
   
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Fire crews fight a blaze early Sunday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. | NVP

No injuries were reported early Sunday in a South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood house fire.

About 12:48 a.m., fire crews responded to a two-story house fire in the 4700 block of South Ada, according to Fire Media Affairs.

The cause of the fire was under investigation early Sunday, fire officials said. Additional details were not immediately available.

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