Excerpts from wgntv.com:
The old Chicago Tribune printing plant known as the Freedom Center will soon be home to the new Bally’s Hotel and Casino, but before then it is a perfect training ground for the Chicago Fire Department.
Under the command of 1st District Chief Jim McDonough, firefighters train on everything from trying to find someone in a dark, smoke-filled room to rescuing a troubled window washer, elevator and machinery rescues and more.
The casino interior demo and overall construction is now the responsibility of Bally’s Chicago Community Builders Collective, a joint venture of nine separate companies. After reaching out to Bally’s and it’s collective of contractors in charge of the demo and the build, the opportunity to use the 6-story site for training was granted.
thanks Martin
