6 displaced after Grand Crossing fire damages 3 apartment buildings

The fire started in a vacant two-story apartment building and spread to two neighboring structures, the Chicago Fire Department said.

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A apartment fire damaged two nearby buildings and displaced six people in Grand Crossing Nov. 22, 2019.

A apartment fire damaged two nearby buildings and displaced six people in Grand Crossing Nov. 22, 2019.

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Six people were displaced after an apartment fire spread to two buildings Friday in Grand Crossing.

Crews were called to the fire about 1:24 a.m. in the 6800 block of South Dante Avenue, the Chicago Fire Department said.

A blaze that started in a vacant two-story apartment building spread to two neighboring buildings, officials said. No one was injured, but six adults were displaced.

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