Extra-alarm fire breaks out at warehouse in Back of the Yards

CHICAGO - Crews are battled an extra-alarm fire that broke out at a food processing plant Thursday morning in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood.

The three-alarm blaze started around 8:30 a.m. in the front structure of Evans Food Group warehouse located at 4118 S. Halsted St., according to fire officials. Everyone was evacuated from the building safely, according to CFD 1st District Chief Jim McDonough.

No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

The fire spread to multiple buildings in the front half of the complex, McDonough said.

No further information was provided.

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