This from Larry Shapiro:
Residents called the Wheeling Fire Department Wednesday evening reporting some sort of explosion in the kitchen at 293 Lincoln Road. When the first police officer arrived, he reported smoke showing and that one person needed medical attention. Firefighters arrived within minutes and confirmed a fire inside the split-level house.
One ambulance transported the civilian to an area hospital and the alarm was upgraded tot he working fire. Two interior lines were used to make quick work of extinguishing the fire.
Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, and Northbrook units responded to the scene in addition to two engines, two ambulances, a truck, and two chief officers from Wheeling.
Here are a few images and a short video.
Light smoke showing. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Engines from Wheeling and Northbrook. Larry Shapiro photo
Firemen head to the roof as crews work a line on the second floor. Larry Shapiro photo
The roof is vented. Larry Shapiro photo
Wheeling Truck 24 had two lines off. Larry Shapiro photo
Truck 24 in operation. Larry Shapiro photo
It appears that new hydrants are being installed down the block. Larry Shapiro photo
A gallery with more images is at shapirophotography.net
#1 by Tom Foley on July 24, 2014 - 7:08 PM
The ladder seems unusually old compared to the rest of their fleet. Nice to see it flexing some muscle.
Though, they still have the crash tender from the mid 80s, don’t they?