10 Displaced After Austin Neighborhood Fire

No injuries reported in fire on 4900 block of West Superior Street

An early Monday morning fire in Chicago's Ausin neighborhood left 10 adults looking for shelter.

The fire started at about 12:35 a.m. in the rear of a two-story frame house in the 4900 block of West Superior Street, Fire Media Affairs spokesman Juan Hernandez said.

Officials had the fire out by 2:30 a.m. and no injuries were reported, Hernandez said.

Chicago's Department of Human Services was contacted to assist those who were displaced.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation.
 

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