Smoke coming from the fire on Latrobe Ave. (photo courtesy of Dawn Ferencak)
Photo courtesy of WGN News
No one was injured in the warehouse fire that occurred on 1945 N. Latrobe Avenue, just north of the Austin neighborhood, Friday around 9 a.m.
The warehouse, listed at the address of the company Advanced On Site Concrete, contained propane tanks. During the course of the fire, WGN reports that a few of the propane tanks exploded and two roofs collapsed.
Firefighters were able to put out the fire in about an hour. A hazemat team also arrived on the scene and the area around the warehouse was evacuated.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
