Chicago firefighters battle large house fire on South Side

CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago firefighters battled a large house fire Friday evening on the city’s South Side.

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Chopper 7 is over the scene in the 8200 block of South Lafayette Avenue. At one point, large flames began shooting through the roof of a home.

Several fire trucks and ambulances could be seen responding to the house fire.

ABC7 was told the Chicago Fire Department called a mayday response, but all CFD members were accounted for and safe.

One firefighter was temporarily separated from the rest of his crew during the fire response, resulting in the mayday call, a CFD official said in an update Friday evening.

The fire was put out before 7 p.m., CFD said. No injuries have been reported.