Archive for March 16th, 2015

Fatal house fire in Antioch, 3-15-15

Mar 16

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An elderly man is dead after a house fire … in the 38000 block of Drexel Boulevard in unincorporated Antioch Township Sunday morning

… according to the sheriff’s office … the fire started in an upstairs room of the three-level home and six of the seven residents were able to escape before firefighters arrived. The seventh resident, identified as 76-year-old Lowell B. Simonson, was found in an upstairs bedroom … and … was pronounced dead on the way to [the hospital]. [His] 74-year-old wife … is in serious condition with smoke inhalation.

The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation … the house was a complete loss.

Tim Olk photo

house damaged by radiant heat of fire next door

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

These two were on the first rig that found the house well involved. They went in and made the grab and got the victim out before the house became untenable. Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

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New engine for Mokena

Mar 16

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This from Kevin Griffin:

https://alexisfire.com/FireEquipment/InProgressTrucks/index.htm

I found some pictures of the new mokena engine in progress

photos by Alexis

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

Tags: Alexis Fire Apparatus, fire truck being built, Mokena Fire Protection District, new engine for Mokena

As seen around … Gary, Indiana

Mar 16

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This from Eric Haak:

I spent Sunday (3/15/15) in Gary, Indiana and even though I didn’t catch the big one, the day was at least interesting as it usually is in Gary. Companies were dispatched to a dwelling fire in the 2400 block of Colfax around 12:45. I was on the other side of town and missed the address so by the time I arrived it was mostly out. Turned out to be the same vacant dwelling that was burned a few weeks ago.

Truck 2 broke down while en route and had to be replaced with Truck 1 from the other side of town. With decent light I took a few shots of the responding rigs. Squad 2 is now responding in the Chevy 3500 that is pictured. They responded with three in the rig.

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

At about 2:00, a brush fire came in out in Miller (the far east side of town). The fire was on a hill that was directly behind an apartment complex. Engine 7 had to back into a position at the base of the hill to feed a line over a retention wall in order to gain access. Nothing spectacular but better than nothing.