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BREAKING: South Side Fire Kills Teenager And Young Man

CHICAGO (CBS)--Two people have died after a fire on 2000 block of West 53rd Street, on Chicago's South Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

53rd Street Fire
Chicago firefighters respond to a blaze on the 2000 block of West 53 Street on Jan. 30, 2019. Two people died in the fire. (Credit: CapturedNews)

The victims are both male. One is a teenager and the other is a young adult, Chicago fire officials said on Twitter.

They were both trapped in an attic when the fire broke out.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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