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Fire breaks out at dry cleaners in Morgan Park

By Taylor Hartz

Fire officials investigate a fire about 12:30 a.m. Thursday, June 7, 2018 in the 2000 block of West 119th St in Chicago. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

A fire broke out early Thursday in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side.

Firefighters and police from south suburban Blue Island first responded to the fire about 12:30 a.m. in the 2000 block of West 119th Street, followed by the Chicago Fire Department.

The fire was struck out about 1 a.m.

The Chicago Fire Department could not immediately be reached for comment.

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