Fire breaks out at Evanston apartment, displacing 2 residents

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Two residents in an Evanston apartment were displaced after a fire broke out in their living space Tuesday morning in the northern suburb.

The fire started around 4:30 a.m. in a 2nd-floor apartment located at 208 Custer Ave., officials said.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze in less than 15 minutes and the fire was contained to only one unit of the building.

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No injuries were reported.

The American Red Cross was called to the scene and provided services to the two displaced residents.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.