Archive for November 12th, 2020

3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 11-12-20

Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:

Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire on the 10th floor of a high-rise in Chicago’s Loop for several hours Thursday morning. The fire started about 4:05 a.m. on the 10th floor of a building in the first block of South Wabash Avenue.

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Peoria Fire Department news (more)

Excerpts from peoriapublicradio.org:

A South Peoria fire station shuttered by budgetary cuts will reopen, but at the expense of another station that serves the Uplands, the Moss Avenue area, and Bradley University.

Peoria Fire Department Chief Tony Ardis told the city council that the increased response times created by the Oct. 1 closure of Station 4 on SW Jefferson Street were not acceptable, and that their best plan was to reintroduce Engine 4 at Station 4, paired with the transfer of Truck 4 from Station 8 on Hurlburt Street. The reintroduction would be offset by decommissioning Engine 2 that would result in the closure of Station 8.

The fire department reductions became a major issue of contention as the council worked through budget shortfalls created by the COVID-19 pandemic, as District 1 and 2 council members Denise Moore and Chuck Grayeb tried to keep Station 4 operational.

The territory served by Station 8 will be divided among three other houses: Station 4, Station 3 on West Armstrong Avenue, and the Central House on Monroe Street downtown.

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3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 11-11-20

Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

The Chicago Fire Department responded to an extra-alarm fire near 119th Street and Avenue O in the Hegewisch neighborhood about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday. Flames and smoke could be seen from several blocks. The building was in an industrial area, and its roof appeared to be completely gone. There was a rekindle about 6:45 a.m. Thursday as more smoke could be seen coming from the demolished building.

From Chicago Fire Department Media on Twitter:

3-11 Alarm at 11909 S Avenue O. Staging area at 116th/Ave O. 2 sty ordinary 100×400 warehouse, fire

huge warehouse fire in Chicago

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huge warehouse fire in Chicago

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huge warehouse fire in Chicago

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