The Zion Fire Department along with mutual aid companies responded to a fire early this morning at 1817 Kenosha Road. Upon arrival, they found a substantial fire behind the large manufacturing facility located at that address. Thick black smoke filled the air from many tightly packed cardboard bales and containers filled with plastic pellets.
Contributors Tim Olk, Jeff Rudolph, and Larry Shapiro all went to the scene. Tim has submitted several images from rather early in the fire. Images and video will follow from Jeff and Larry.
Trucks from Zion and Winthrop Harbor use elevated master streams to cool the fire in the yard behind the facility at 1817 Kenosha Road on Sunday morning. Tim Olk photo
Newport Township firefighters advance a line towards the cardboard pales that were burning. Tim Olk photo
Chief officers look on as companies utilize several streams to fight the fire. Tim Olk photo
A Zion firefighter descends the aerial ladder. Tim Olk photo
The Antioch Fire District tower ladder works from the south end of the complex. Tim Olk photo
The Zion truck deploys a master stream into the burning debris. Tim Olk photo
A hand line is used as heavy fire consumes the tightly packed cardboard bales along with other goods that have also been bound. Tim Olk photo
Tim has more images HERE.
#1 by John C. on June 19, 2012 - 7:05 PM
Yeppp, the more I look, I see that too. Wow. See what I mean about MMQB-ing?! My apologies!
#2 by Scott on June 19, 2012 - 6:41 PM
I’d say its just a perception of the photo and not a real danger.
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#3 by J. C. on June 17, 2012 - 11:50 PM
From the pictures it looks like the building was either not involved or very minimally involved.
#4 by John C on June 17, 2012 - 5:25 PM
I’m not a huge one for Monday-Morning Quarterbacking–I REALLY try to avoid it. But I’m just not liking where they had the Antioch truck set up….with the fire seemingly rather close to that wall.