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1 adult, 1 child displaced in Belmont Cragin house fire

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Fire officials put out a house fire in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood that left one adult and one child displaced Monday. | Network Video Productions, Inc

An adult and a child were displaced Monday in a house fire in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Firefighters were called to the 3100 block of North Keating Avenue at 3:50 p.m., according to Chicago Fire Department Cmdr. Walter Schroeder.

No one was injured in the fire, and it was struck out at 4:45 p.m., Schroeder said.

The American Red Cross responded to the scene to help those who were displaced in the fire, he said.

Officials are investigating the cause of the fire.

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