Officers were already responding to the area in West Pullman around 11 p.m. Saturday night after police received reports of drag racing. 

The driver of the vehicle somehow lost control and crashed into the Grand Motel in the 12000 block of South Halsted Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood.

Witness told police the car immediately burst into flames.

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A car caught on fire after police say it crashed into a building while the driver was drag racing in Chicago over the weekend. (WFLD)

Three people died in the crash, including two 18-year-old men, according to WHD 32.

Witnesses said they called the police after observing the vehicle doing doughnuts in the street.

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Three people died in the crash, including two 18-year-old men. (WFLD)

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Family identified two of the victims as Jose Manuel Velazquez and Jonal Gutierrez. The family told WHD 32 they were both 18 and graduates of East Aurora High School.

Cell phone video captured moments after the crash shows a trail of fire leading to a car that appears to be fully engulfed. It's unclear what exactly caused the fiery crash.

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