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Over 100 Chicago firefighters respond to fire at historic Western Felt Works site

Chicago firefighters work to put out a fire at the Western Felt Works building in North Lawndale.
Chicago firefighters work to put out a fire at the Western Felt Works building in North Lawndale.
Chicago Fire Department

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Chicago firefighters were called to the scene of a raging fire at a historic textile factory on the city's West Side Friday night.

The extra-alarm fire broke out at the Western Felt Works building, located along Ogden Avenue near Pulaski Road in North Lawndale.


Officials said 125 firefighters were called to the scene.

No one was injured.

According to Preservation Chicago, the Western Felt Works building dates back to 1916.

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