7 displaced in fire in South Austin neighborhood

Chicago Fire Department officials said at least seven people were displaced following a multi-unit building fire that broke out Tuesday morning in the city’s South Austin neighborhood.

Around 5 a.m., a blaze tore through a four-story building located in the 5500-block of West Adams Street. No one was injured in the fire, but Chicago Fire Department spokeswoman Kathy Chaney said seven people were displaced.

As of 8 a.m., the blaze had been struck out around 7 a.m., Chaney said. Officials were investigating the cause of the fire.