Crime & Safety

Late Afternoon Kitchen Fire Shuts Down Traffic on Central Avenue

Oak Lawn firefighters battle blaze in home on 98th Street and Central Avenue on Monday afternoon.

A kitchen fire in a home on the 9800 block of South Central Avenue temporarily shut down traffic Monday afternoon as put out the blaze.

Firefighters broke windows to ventilate the two-story home of smoke. The battalion chief told Patch the home had sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported to the occupants of the house or firefighters.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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