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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 3-21-23

Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

An extra-alarm fire broke out around 3:38 a.m. on Tuesday in a two-story residence in the 2200-block of East 100th Street in Chicago. All residents were accounted for, but four firefighters were injured when the second floor collapsed.

Two firefighters were caught by the collapse. One was able to self-evacuate while the other was trapped. Both made it out safely, but four were transported to local hospitals with minor injuries.

As the Red Cross tries to lend a hand and as fire investigators sift through the rubble, neighbors who once called this home are now left without one.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation this morning. 

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Skokie Fire Department news

Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

A Christmas tree is to blame for an apartment fire in Skokie Saturday night that left one firefighter injured. 

The fire broke out during a New Year’s Eve party on North Kilpatrick but everyone was able to get out of the building.

One firefighter suffered minor injuries.

Four families are also now displaced due to the blaze.

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Antioch Fire Department news

Excerpts from fox32chicago.com:

A firefighter was injured  during a fire at an RV service center in near north suburban Antioch.

The Antioch Fire Department responded to a structure fire at the Gander RV Service Center of Antioch at the intersection of Route 45 and Route 173 around 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening. Crews faced heavy flames and some explosions from a garage inside the structure. A firefighter was injured during the blaze, but was treated and released without requiring transport to an area hospital.

Firefighters from at least nine neighboring departments and fire districts responded to the blaze which was struck out about two hours later.

Fire officials said the exact monetary loss is unknown, but is expected to reach into the millions of dollars due to the building, RVs, and contents destroyed in the blaze.

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