Excerpts from cbsnews.com:
An extra-alarm fire broke out around 6:30 p.m. in a pallet yard at 25th and Rockwell streets Monday evening in Little Village prompting a 2-11 alarm. The wind Monday night made fighting the fire more difficult.
Ten hose lines were used at the fire which was contained to the pallet yard. The fire was under control by just after 8:30 p.m.
No injuries were reported.
Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
The Chicago Fire Department battled an extra-alarm fire in the Bridgeport neighborhood Monday morning after responding at about 8:22 a.m. to the 2900-block of South Archer Avenue.
At one point the smoke enveloped several city blocks. The fire appeared to have broken out inside a vacant church.
“The fire got into the trusses and we immediately evacuated them back out of the building,” said CFD Chief Jim McDonough. “Bowstring truss is one of our most dangerous fires.
With two two-story buildings on either side, letting the fire consume the church was not an option. Residents from both adjacent buildings were able to get out safely.
The storefront where the fire appears to have started belonged, until recently, to the Restore Center Church. Both the State Fire Marshall and ATF are part of the investigation into the cause of the blaze. While inspection records do not point to any violations since 2017, Restore Center’s Pastor said they decided to leave their temporary home here as a result of a leaking roof and other electrical issues that had not been addressed. The church had only been at this location for around six months.
One firefighter was transported to a hospital for a minor injury, CFD said. No civilian injuries were reported.
This from Steve Redick
2-11 Alarm fire at 2913 S Archer. Two commercial buildings, two TL and Snorkel working
Video by Steve Redick of Chicago’s 2-11 Alarm fire yesterday (2-6-23) at 4714 W. Lake Street
and from Chicago FD Media on Twitter
CFD Media photo
CFD Media photo
2 11 on Lake. Several master streams and hand lines. Defensive. pic.twitter.com/bEI3k2YqDI
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) February 6, 2023
Excerpt from abc7chicago.com:
A decades-old church that has spent generations in West Englewood is now just mounds of burned debris after a devastating fire tore through the church Saturday morning.
The fire quickly tore through the Universal Temple of Christ and Training School on Damen and 56th Street in West Englewood.
The battle to stop the fire became intense at times, forcing flames out the front and back doors.
Luckily, no one was inside when the flames broke out, however, a Chicago firefighter was hurt while battling the blaze. That firefighter was taken to the hospital and has since been released.
While Chicago fire officials say the cause of the fire is still under investigation, the church’s Pastor believes this was an intentionally ignited inferno, happening just as the church was planning to expand.
This from Eric Haak:
Here are a few images from yesterday’s Still & Box with a Mayday Alert and EMS Plan I at 5539 S. Damen Avenue. One firefighter was transported in fair condition after the fire flashed through the front door. The building was a total loss.
Eric Haak photo
Eric Haak photo
Eric Haak photo
Eric Haak photo
Eric Haak photo
Eric Haak photo
Eric Haak photo
Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
The Chicago Fire Department battled an extra-alarm fire in a West Side warehouse Tuesday morning in a one-story commercial building in the 4500-block of West Fulton Street.
The fire raged for more than an hour and around 7:45 a.m., CFD said it had been struck.
More than 100 firefighters responded to the fire. No one was inside the warehouse and no injuries were reported.
The building sustained major damage, including the collapse of the roof.
The building’s tenant was on scene Tuesday morning and said the business once inside the warehouse was called American Masonry and Supply.
Fire officials also say the fire was contained to the warehouse itself and never spread to any nearby structures.
The cause of the fire is under investigation
CFD Media photo
From CFD Media on Twitter:
0646 S & B Alarm 4537 W Fulton 1 story ordinary 75 X 75 with fire through the roof. CFD companies on scene in defensive attack. No injuries no transport. All compnies working. 0702 upgraded to a 2-11 alarm.
2-11 alarm update corrected address 4550 W Fulton. A masonry company. 3 Master streams, 2 handlines on the fire. Fire is under control. All companies working. No injuries no transports. Rehab in process. Media staged at Fulton & Kenton.
2-11 Alarm 4550 W Fulton, has been struck out by orders of 2 1 10. CFD Companies still working.
Chicago Fire Media @CFDMedia·
2-11 alarm/mayday response 11361 South Edbrooke. 3 lines on fire, 2 transports mayday secure. CFD defensive operations
CFD Media photo
Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:
Two teens and one firefighter were injured in a 2-11 alarm house fire early Wednesday at at 11361 S Edbrooke Ave in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood.
The fire, which spread across two floors of the home, took approximately two hours to put out. A total of six people were inside at the time of the blaze, with four able to exit without injury. Two teens who were trapped inside were transported to a nearby hospital, with injuries ranging from minor to serious.
A firefighter was also inured in the blaze, suffering first and second degree burns to the face piece area.
2-11 Alarm Leamington & Ferdinand has been struck out on the orders of 215. No injuries, 12 displacement, Red Cross on Scene. pic.twitter.com/YWnUKsTZro
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) December 24, 2022
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