Archive for October 13th, 2024

Waukegan Fire Department Open House and 175th Anniversary (more)

From crabby milton:

Good Morning.
 
Here is a slide show and video of the open house at Waukegan Fire Department Station 5 on 10-12-24
 
Nice to see SEAGRAVE apparatus this time.
 
Enjoy.
 

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3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 10-11-24

Excerpts from cbsnews.com:

An extra-alarm fire was raging in an old and historic textile factory in the Lawndale neighborhood Friday night in the old Western Felt Works building at 4115 W. Ogden Ave., about a block west of Pulaski Road. 

The 3-11 alarm fire sent 12 fire engines, four fire trucks, two tower ladders, and other equipment—along with about 125 firefighters.

The Western Felt Works building was one of three Ogden-Keeler industrial buildings on the Endangered List compiled by Preservation ChicagoWestern Felt Works was founded in 1899, and Preservation Chicago said its building dates back to 1916.

There was no immediate information on the cause or injuries in the fire.

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