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Fire breaks out in abandoned Englewood building

By Taylor Hartz

Firefighters responded to a fire Tuesday morning in Englewood. | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

A fire broke out in an abandoned building Wednesday morning in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

Firefighters responded to reports of the fire about 1 a.m. in the 6100 block of South Aberdeen Street.

The Chicago Fire Department could not immediately provide information on this incident.

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