Five garages damaged in Southwest Side fire

Fire and police crews investigate after a fire damaged five Southwest Side garages early Tuesday. / photo from Network Video Productions

Fire and police crews investigate after a fire damaged five Southwest Side garages early Tuesday. / photo from Network Video Productions

At least five garages were damaged in a fire early Tuesday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The fire was first reported about 2:30 a.m. in the 3500 block of West 65th, according to Fire Media Affairs spokesman Will Knight.

At least five garages were damaged in the fire, but no injuries were reported, Knight said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation Tuesday morning, Knight said.

The Chicago Police Bomb and Arson Unit had not been dispatched to the scene of the fire as of 5 a.m., police said.

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