4 displaced in East Garfield Park fire

No one was injured in the blaze, fire officials said.

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A fire in the second floor of a building at 5th and Albany avenues April 16, 2020.

A fire in the second floor of a building at 5th and Albany avenues April 16, 2020.

Chicago Fire Department

Four people were displaced from their homes Thursday after a fire ravaged an East Garfield Park building.

The fire was reported about 7:15 p.m. at a three-story building near 5th and Albany avenues, Chicago fire officials said.

Firefighters arrived to find flames tearing through the second floor, fire officials said. The blaze was extinguished about 40 minutes later.

No one was injured in the fire, but four adults were displaced, fire officials said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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