Extra-alarm fire shuts down CTA Green Line trains on Chicago's West Side

Firefighters battling extra-alarm blaze in Austin

Firefighters were battling a 2-11 blaze early Wednesday at a building in Austin on the West Side. The fire broke out sometime before 5 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Lake Street, according to the Chicago Fire Department. No Green Line trains are running between Ashland/Lake and Harlem/Lake due to the fire, CTA said in an alert.No injuries were initially reported. No further information was immediately available.

Large fire burns at commercial building near CTA tracks; some train service suspended

An extra-alarm fire burned at a commercial building on Chicago's West Side early Wednesday, disrupting train travel on Chicago Transit Authority tracks during the morning rush hour.

Extra-alarm fire shuts down CTA Green Line trains on Chicago's West Side

Service on the CTA's Green Line has been halted as crews battle an extra-alarm fire near the tracks on Chicago's West Side.