Home on the South Side destroyed by a fire this morning

Home on the South Side destroyed by a fire this morning

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A vacant 52 E. Delason Ave. home on the South Side was destroyed by a fire about 1:35 a.m. today and a neighboring home sustained $1,500 in damage from heat, fire reports said.

Firefighters who arrived found the second floor of the 52 E. Delason Ave. home engulfed in flames and went to check to see if anyone was in the home next door, reports said. Someone answered the door but they refused to talk to firefighters and left before the fire was put out. That house sustained warped siding and cracked windows, reports said. Neighbors said the home has been vacant for some time but that people have been coming and going there, reports said.

Damage for the home for the original call was $4,300 and it is a total loss, reports said. The cause is under investigation. There were no injuries.