Fire breaks out on back porch in Bronzeville

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Firefighters responded to a porch fire about 1 a.m. in the 4700 block of South Indiana | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

A fire broke out early Wednesday in an apartment building in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side.

Firefighters responded to a three-story building at 4756 South Indiana about 1 a.m. and found a fire blazing on the back porch, according to Chicago Fire Media Affairs. 

Firefighters responded to a porch fire about 1 a.m. in the 4700 block of South Indiana | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

Firefighters responded to a porch fire about 1 a.m. in the 4700 block of South Indiana | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

The fire was put out and no injuries were reported, officials said.

The cause of the fire was still under investigation.

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