10 residents displaced in Austin apartment fire

The fire started in a third-floor unit in the 5400 block of West Iowa Street, according to Chicago police. It spread to multiple apartments.

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A fire Jan. 19, 2020, left 10 residents displaced at an apartment building in the 5400 block of West Iowa Street.

A fire Jan. 19, 2020, left 10 residents displaced at an apartment building in the 5400 block of West Iowa Street.

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Multiple residents were displaced after a fire broke out Sunday at an apartment building in Austin on the West Side.

The fire was reported at 1:29 a.m. in a third-floor unit in the 5400 block of West Iowa Street, according to Chicago police. It spread to multiple apartments.

No injuries were reported, but 10 people were displaced as a result of the blaze, police said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Chicago Fire Department officials could not immediately be reached for details about the fire early Sunday.

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