Archive for September 23rd, 2017

House fire in Evanston, 9-19-17

Excerpts from the ChicagoSunTimes.com:

At 12:27 a.m. on Tuesday, the Evanston firefighters were returning from an automatic fire alarm when they smelled something burning in the area of the 2300 block of Ridge Avenue.

The firefighters parked and walked around Ridge Avenue, finding a two-story, single-family home with activated smoke detectors that was full of smoke. The home was rehabbed and unoccupied.

Crews upgraded the alarm to a Box Alarm, and several other agencies helped extinguish the blaze within 24 minutes. An Evanston firefighter was treated and released from the hospital for heat exhaustion.

No other injuries were reported.

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Chicago Fire Department news

Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:

Two workers were rescued by Chicago firefighters from fallen scaffolding about 10 stories above Michigan Avenue on Tuesday morning.

Firefighters took out a window in the 530 block of North Michigan Avenue about 10:30 a.m. to bring in the workers who were originally reported as just hanging there, but it wasn’t as dire as that when firefighters arrived.  The scaffolding holding up the workers gave out in the area of Michigan and Grand avenues, leading to some street closures below as firefighters worked.  

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Tinley Park Fire Department news

This from Mike Summa:

I read in one of the local papers that the Village of Tinley Park has authorized the purchase of  a tower ladder truck for $1,304,508.00 and the purchase of an engine for $584,482.00.  No manufacturer was mentioned.
Mike Summa

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Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 9-21-17

This from Josh Boyajian:

Engine 116 arrived to find smoke in the rear of this 3-sty brick at 6434 s Peoria. They encountered heavy fire throughout the rear enclosed back porches and had fire on all 3 floors. Battalion 19 Boxed it about 10 mins in. 

aftermath of rear porches fire in Chicago

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aftermath of rear porches fire in Chicago

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Chicago Firefighters at fire scene

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Chicago FD Engine 116

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Chicago Firefighters at a fire scene

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Chicago FD ladder trucks at fire scene

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