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Fire breaks out near school bus yard in Gresham

Fire crews work to put out a fire Jan. 14, 2020, in the 8500 block of South Vincennes Avenue | Chicago Fire Department

A fire broke out Tuesday near a school bus yard in Gresham, prompting a hazardous materials response in the South Side neighborhood.

The fire happened about 10:56 p.m. at a vacant building in the 8500 block of South Vincennes Avenue, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

Buses with Sunrise Transportation, located at 8500 S. Vincennes Ave., were parked next to the building, fire officials said. Multiple buses were believed to be damaged.

2233 Still Alarm, 2238 Box, 211 @ 2256, 311 @ 2324, Level 1 Haz Mat 100 X 150 ordinary fire through the roof with roof collapse 3 master streams, 4 handlines on side A setting up another master stream being set up on side C no injuries no transports all companies working pic.twitter.com/n0RJOCMn3y

— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) January 15, 2020

The fire was struck out before 12:30 a.m., fire officials said.

No injuries were reported.

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