2-alarm fire heavily damages South Side courtyard building

Firefighters at the scene of a two-alarm fire at a South Side courtyard building. (WGN-TV)



A two-alarm fire that started on a back porch spread throughout a four-story courtyard building on the South Side but no one was injured, fire officials said.


The fire in the 8200 block of South Drexel Avenue in the East Chatham neighborhood broke out about 4:30 a.m. and was declared under control about an hour later.


The third and fourth stories received the most damage, officials said.







It was not immediately known how many people were displaced.


A young person suffered an asthma attack, but that was not believed related to the fire.