Fire Breaks Out at High-Rise on Chicago's North Side

The Chicago Fire Department responded to a fire at a high-rise building in the city's North Side Lake View neighborhood Saturday afternoon, officials confirmed. 

The fire occurred around 2 p.m. in the 300 block of W Diversey Pkwy, authorities said. Smoke could be seen coming from a window approximately 15 stories high in a condominium building. 

No one was injured in the fire, which began in an apartment that was under construction, fire officials said. 

The fire was struck out around 2:20 p.m. and most people in the building sheltered in place, according to the Fire Department. 

Officials did not release the cause of the fire, and the investigation is ongoing. 

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