Archive for January 31st, 2017

4-Alarm house fire in Barrington Hills – 1-30-17 (part 2)

Video (part 1) from Larry Shapiro 4-Alarm house fire in Barrington Hills – 1-30-17

Excerpts from Chicago.cbslocal.com:

A large house that was being expanded was a total loss Tuesday morning, after an immense fire in west suburban Barrington, while the family was overseas on vacation. An addition being built onto the 3,800-square-foot home appeared to be about 2,000 square feet.

By the time neighbors saw the fire, it had already grown quite large.

The fire started around 2 a.m. at a home at the end of a quarter-mile driveway on Cuba Road between Old Barrington Road and Route 59. A total of 30 suburban fire departments were called to the scene with more than 100 firefighters.

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Industrial fire in Wheeling, 1-30-17

This from Larry Shapiro:

Wheeling firefighters were dispatched for a reported fire at Crothall Laundry (formerly Hospital Laundry Services) 45 W. Hintz Road around 10PM on Monday (1/30/17). The alarm was upgraded by RED Center after receiving reports of heavy smoke venting from the rear of the large commercial laundry.

Companies stretched two lines into the building and extinguished the fire. The MABAS Division 1 MVU was later used to clear the building of smoke.

Rosenbauer America Commander Cobra tower ladder at night fire scene with lights

Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters pull hose from engine at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

lines into building during industrial fire

Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighter pulls hose across the street

Larry Shapiro photo

Rosenbauer America Commander fire engine at night fire scene with lights and hose lines

Larry Shapiro photo

Rosenbauer America Commander Cobra tower ladder at night fire scene with lights

Larry Shapiro photo

MABAS Division 1 MVU Tempest mobile ventilation unit

Larry Shapiro photo

more photos can be found at Shapirophotography.net

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire, 1-28-17 (part 3)

This from Eric Haak:

This fire came in about 1:30 Saturday afternoon (1/28/17). It was in a great old home from the 1800’s at 45th and Ellis. I arrived just after it was boxed by the 5th Battalion. It looked like the fire was mostly in the attic area. The exposure was reported as vacant and in poor condition but the fire was held to the original occupied section.

Chicago FD Engine 45

Eric Haak photo

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 37

Eric Haak photo

heavy smoke from roof to townhouse on fire

Eric Haak photo

heavy smoke from roof to townhouse on fire

Eric Haak photo

firefighters raise big ground ladder

Eric Haak photo

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 37

Eric Haak photo

Chicago FD Engine 60

Eric Haak photo

fire chief on scene

Eric Haak photo

firefighters with dirty faces

Eric Haak photo

Chicago FD candidate on the job

Eric Haak photo

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

4-Alarm house fire in Barrington Hills – 1-30-17 (part 1)

The first in a series of posts from the 4-Alarm fire at 26161 W. Cuba Road in Barrington Hills 1-30-17.

E-ONE Typhoon e-MAX drafting from water tank during fire

Larry Shapiro photo

firefighters battle fire that destroys a huge mansion

Larry Shapiro photo

firefighters battle fire that destroys a huge mansion

Larry Shapiro photo

mansion destroyed by flames

Larry Shapiro photo

E-ONE Cyclone engine at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

firefighter silhouette with fire

Larry Shapiro photo

using a tower ladder as an engine at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

E-ONE e-MAX pumper at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

portable tanks for tanker shuttle at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,