Woodlawn apartment building fire prompts evacuation

Several floors of the building at 6430 S. Stony Island Ave. were evacuated, but no one was hurt, fire officials said.

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A fire Sunday night in a 22-story residential building in Woodlawn prompted the evacuation of several floors, but no one was hurt, Chicago fire officials said.

Several floors of the building were evacuated and warming buses brought for residents residents displaced by the fire at 6430 S. Stony Island Ave., according to fire officials, who said the flames were doused by 8:51 p.m.

They said the fire appeared to have begun in a trash chute, though the cause remains under investigation.

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