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Oakbrook Terrace apartment fire leaves two units uninhabitable

No injuries were reported after an early Friday morning apartment fire in Oakbrook Terrace left two units uninhabitable.

The fire at the three-story complex on the 17W700 block of Butterfield Road was reported just after 1:30 a.m. Friday with heavy fire showing from the rear of a first floor unit, fire officials said.

Residents were able to safely escape with assistance from firefighters.

The fire was extinguished in about a half hour, fire officials said.

No damage estimate was immediately available, and the cause is still under investigation.

Nearly a dozen other agencies assisted Oakbrook Terrace firefighters battle the blaze, officials reported.