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House fire in Evanston, 1-22-24

Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

There was a large response after a fire broke out in the basement of a home in the 1100 block of Florence Avenue in Evanston at about 9:45 a.m. The fire quickly spread to other floors. The first floor partially collapsed, trapping two firefighters and prompting a mayday call.

Both firefighters were removed and taken in stable condition to a nearby hospital.

A cat died in the fire, and all three residents were displaced. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

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This entry was posted on January 22, 2024, 3:30 PM and is filed under Fire Department News, Fire Scene photos, Firefighter injured. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

5 Comments

• #1 by Evan Davis on January 24, 2024 - 8:51 AM

  

  The old Lisle-Woodridge engine getting some work in!

• #2 by Michael m on January 23, 2024 - 3:15 PM

  

  I wish the two injured firefighters a speedy and complete recovery. Second, the new engine 23 looks really sharp! I am guessing this was the first working fire for the new engine and maybe the new Rosemont tower.

• #3 by MABAS 21 on January 23, 2024 - 2:20 PM

  

  First and foremost, hope that the 2 members are doing well. What is the GMC bus used for; is it a Command Van? Looks like the new Evanston reserve engine got into a wreck.

• #4 by crabbymilton on January 23, 2024 - 5:53 AM

  

  BTW, which hotel or car rental company did they buy that bus from?

• #5 by crabbymilton on January 23, 2024 - 5:50 AM

  

  Hope the firefighters will be ok and very sad to hear about the cat passing away.
  That new purple rig certainly stands out.

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