Large plume of dark smoke billows from fire in Chicago rail yard

A fire in a Chicago rail yard sent a large plume of dark smoke into the air on Saturday afternoon.

Just after 5 p.m., a large cloud of smoke could be seen rising from a crane machine that was on fire in a rail yard on West 79th Street in the city’s Wrightwood neighborhood, authorities said. No one was injured as of 6 p.m.

The large, dark grey and black plume of smoke could be seen in videos shared to social media…

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