5 Displaced After Extra-Alarm Fire on South Side

The fire began in an empty building next door

Five people, including three children, have been displaced after an extra alarm fire on the South Side Sunday afternoon.

A 2-11 alarm was called around 4 p.m. for a fire at a three-story vacant building near East 90th  Street and Exchange Avenue, according to a tweet from Chicago Fire Media.

The blaze spread to a neighboring building at 9027 South Exchange Avenue, where the two adults and children lived, Fire Media said.

No one was injured, but the five people were displaced, said Fire Media Affairs.

The fire was extinguished at 4:44 p.m., tweeted Chicago Fire Media.

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