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Fire in West Loop building put out quickly

By  Sara Freund
   
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Firefighters quickly extinguish a small fire in a vacant West Loop building. | NVP News

A small fire in large vacant building in the West Loop was quickly extinguished Monday morning.

At 10:23 a.m., firefighters were called to 1123 W. Washington for a working fire in a 3-story building, according to Fire Media Affairs. The fire was put out and no one was injured.

Some of the building’s windows were shattered and wreckage can be seen inside the space.

Firefighters quickly put out a fire in a vacant West Loop building. | NVP News

Firefighters quickly put out a fire in a vacant West Loop building. | NVP News


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