Archive for August 5th, 2019

Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 8-2-19 (more)

Excerpts from Chicago.cbslocal.com:

A firefighter was seriously injured Friday evening when the roof fell as a fire raged at at 8739 S. Aberdeen St. in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

The attic was on fire, and crews went into the house to search for residents who were possibly trapped inside. The roof collapsed while the firefighters were in the house, and one firefighter was taken from the scene in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

All eight residents inside the home did make it out safely.

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Still and Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 8-4-19

This from Steve Redick:

Still & Box Alarm 11809 Michigan August 4, 2019

Chicago FD Squad 5A at work

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Chicago FD Squad 5A at work

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Chicago FD tower ladder at work

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Chicago FD Engine 115

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Chicago FD Engine 75

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Chlorine Leak in Barrington, 8-4-19

Photos from Tim Olk at the scene of a 3-Alarm Haz Mat Alarm at 200 S. Hough Street in Barrington 8/4/19

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