Excerpts from ABC7chicago.com:
Three people were killed and another critically injured after a house fire in River Grove Wednesday morning after firefighters responded to a report of a garage fire at about 7:24 a.m. in the 2300-block of Grove Street. The house was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived.
Fire officials said they believe the victims, all adults, were part of the same family. The injured person was transported to Loyola Medical Center in critical condition.
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
#1 by Brian on January 7, 2022 - 1:25 PM
Squad 7 is on the box cards of several of the towns surrounding the airport
#2 by crabbymilton on January 7, 2022 - 6:41 AM
Just a question: Was 7a there as an extra unit or is that part of a regular response for it?
BTW, the picture of the victim being carried out was from a safe distance. They always show people wrapped up and being loaded into vehicles on the news after shootings. You can even make the argument that it’s bad taste to show someone’s coffin and of course and open coffin as people file by. If the photo or video is meant to pay tribute or show how tragic the situation was then it’s fine. But not when it’s used to attempt to cater to morbid curiousity seekers. A fine line either way.
#3 by harry on January 6, 2022 - 10:39 PM
to me i find taking pictures of structure fire or incidents disrespectful to the family that may have just lost everything but to each there own
#4 by John on January 5, 2022 - 8:21 PM
There have been a lot of photos taken of victims over the years,from Richard Scheidt’s pic to the Cocoanut Grove to this one. I am of the opinion that they convey the horror of fire,and the men and women that try to stop it. Like Fred M, I respect Mr.Olk’s decision to release this pic.
#5 by Fred M on January 5, 2022 - 6:22 PM
DH, I have taken thousands of on scene photo’s and usually I am able to avoid
victim photo’s. Sometimes in reviewing, I find photo’s I know should not be seen.
Those photo’s I delete. I take the position you and C Land Photo’s seem to take….they are not necessary to convey the story we see in front of us. However, T Olk has always taken very high quality photo’s and I respect his decision to publish.
#6 by Chicagoland fire photos on January 5, 2022 - 5:42 PM
DH I agree I think as photographers we have a duty to have digression and not know what to take photos of and what not to. Especially on fire calls, ems, and accidents we need to respect the victim and their families privacy.
#7 by The DH on January 5, 2022 - 5:33 PM
I’m probably going to get crapped on and called a snowflake for this, but why take a picture and share it of a body being removed? Yea, it’s part of the job, but that’s not a part I want to remember or see myself frozen in time…nevermind the family, do they want to see their loved one’s body wrapped up in a stokes being carried out? I think not.
#8 by harry on January 5, 2022 - 3:57 PM
the picture of the one with the bell is leydens quint