VIDEO: 400 W. 79th Fire Footage on May 19, 2020. Auburn Gresham. Video Credit: Chicago Fire Department Media
400 W. 79th Street Apartment Building and Vincennes Food Mart in Auburn Gresham. Lost to fire May 2020. Photo Credit: Google Street View400 W 79th Street Apartment Building and Vincennes Food Mart in Auburn Gresham. Lost to fire May 2020. Photo Credit: Chicago Fire Department Media
“A fire broke out May 19 in an Auburn Gresham food market, with two firefighters suffering minor injuries.
“Just before 6 a.m., the three-alarm blaze swept through the Vincennes Food Mart, 400 W 79th St. A grocery store on the first floor and apartments above it were destroyed, with the fire spreading to a neighboring building.
“All residents were safely evacuated, but the building was destroyed and residents have been displaced.” (Nesbitt Golden, Block Club Chicago)