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Crash leads to raging car fire in north Chicago suburb

Crash in north Chicago suburbs leads to car fire
Crash in north Chicago suburbs leads to car fire 00:19

SKOKIE, Ill. (CBS) -- A crash sent flames shooting from a car in Skokie Wednesday morning.

The fire happened at Skokie Boulevard and Dempster Street in Skokie just before 9 a.m.

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Josh Liss / WBBM Newsradio

Photos from WBBM Newsradio Sports Director Josh Liss show a gray car with flames shooting out of it, with a white BMW right ahead of it. A plume of black smoke is billowing into the air in the photos.

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Josh Liss / WBBM Newsradio

Dempster Street was blocked at Skokie Boulevard due to the fire as crews cleaned up the mess left behind.

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