Archive for January 27th, 2017

Kankakee Fire Department news

firefighter at house fully engulfed in flames

Mike Voss, Daily Journal

Excerpts from the Daily-Journal.com:

A young family of four escaped a fire Thursday morning that destroyed a two-story, multi-family home at 458 West Bourbonnais Street in Kankakee.

The family – consisting of a 23-year-old woman, 21-year-old man, and two children ages 1 and 4 – awoke to smoke detectors about 7:10 a.m. and escaped through a window in their first-story unit. A man living on the second floor left his unit earlier this morning.

“The smoke detectors saved their life,” said Capt. Bryan LaRoche, of the Kankakee Fire Department.

When firefighters arrived, the fire had fully engulfed the first floor and quickly climbed to the second floor. Firefighters from Kankakee and Bradley remained at the scene trying to determine what caused the fire.

People at the scene said the family of four just moved into the apartment about a month ago.

The smoke detector was issued by the city and installed last year.

house fully engulfed in flames

Mike Voss, Daily Journal

thanks Dennis

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2-Alarm fire in Elmhurst, 1-26-17 (part 4)

Photos from John Tulipano of the 2-Alarm commercial fire at 351 N. York Road in Elmhurst (1/26/17)

firefighters in street battle fire with which smoke

John Tulipano photo

Hinsdale Fire Department tower ladder

John Tulipano photo

firefighters in street battle fire with which smoke

John Tulipano photo

firefighters in street battle fire with which smoke and flames

John Tulipano photo

firefighters in street battle fire with which smoke

John Tulipano photo

firefighters in street battle fire with which smoke

John Tulipano photo

Elmhurst fire trucks at fire scene

John Tulipano photo

Elmhurst fire trucs at fire scene

John Tulipano photo

Elmhurst fire truck at fire scene

John Tulipano photo

Elmhurst fire truck at fire scene

John Tulipano photo

Elmhurst fire truck at fire scene

John Tulipano photo

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2-Alarm fire in Elmhurst, 1-26-17 (part 3)

Photos from Larry Shapiro of the 2-Alarm commercial fire at 351 N. York Road in Elmhurst (1/26/17)

fire engine enveloped in smoke at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

dramatic photo of Firefighter with hose

Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce quint fire truck at fire with heavy smoke

Larry Shapiro photo

fire chiefs observing building fire

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Firefighters pour water into burning store front

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dramatic photo of Firefighter with hose

Larry Shapiro photo

heavy black smoke and flames from storefront fire

Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce Velocity fire engine with heavy smoke at fire

Larry Shapiro photo

E-ONE tower ladder at fire scene

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E-ONE tower ladder at fire scene

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Pierce tower ladder working with huge flames

Larry Shapiro photo

E-ONE tower ladder at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

E-ONE tower ladder at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

Addison Fire District Pierce quint fire truck at fire with heavy smoke

Larry Shapiro photo

a huge gallery of photos can be viewed at Shapirophotography.net

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2-Alarm fire in Elmhurst, 1-26-17 (part 2)

Photos from Tim Olk of the 2-Alarm commercial fire at 351 N. York Road in Elmhurst (1/26/17)

E-ONE tower ladder working at fire scene

Tim Olk photo

Carol Stream Fire Chief Robert Hoff

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Elmhurst FD Tower 2

Tim Olk photo

Stone Park FD Fire Chief Michael Paige

Tim Olk photo

Elmhurst fire trucks at fire scene

Tim Olk photo

firefighters battle fire with multi-versals

Tim Olk photo

two tower ladders working at fire scene

Tim Olk photo

heavy smoke pushes from commercial building fire

Tim Olk photo

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2-Alarm fire in Elmhurst, 1-26-17 (part 1)

First of multiple postings on the 2-Alarm commercial fire at 351 N. York Road in Elmhurst, VIP Occasions.

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