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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23 (more)

Part 2 (final) of a video by Larry Shapiro from the Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23

 

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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23 (more)

Part 1 of a video by Larry Shapiro from the Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23

 

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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23 (more)

From the Palatine Fire Department

The Palatine Fire Department has updated the press release for the condominium fire at 12A Dundee Quarter that occurred on 3/19/2023.  Palatine Fire Department investigators have determined this fire to be accidental and likely caused by improper disposal of smoking materials.

The Palatine Fire Department reminds everyone to have working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in their place of residence.  All residents should have an escape plan with a designated meeting place for all family members.  Fire safety information can be found at https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education and https://www.palatine.il.us/796/Whats-Trending-in-Fire-Safety.

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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23 (more)

More of the Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23 from Steve Redick and Jimmy Bolf


 

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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23 (more)

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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23

Palatine firefighters responded for a report of smoke on the third floor of an apartment building at 12 E Dundee Quarter late Sunday afternoon (3-19-23).  Palatine police officers reported smoke and then flames from the roof and the response was upgraded to a Code 4 working fire.

Palatine crews made an interior attack with two lines on the third floor and performed searches of the building. Unable to get ahead of the volume of fire overhead and in the mansard roof in addition to deteriorating conditions, firefighters were evacuated from the building to transition to a defense attack. As personnel was exiting the building, a Mayday was called by a firefighter on a balcony that was unable to exit via the interior. He successfully descended a ground ladder.

The fire circumvented the fire wall and eventually made it’s way into the adjacent building which sustained heavy damage to the roof and third floor. There were multiple collapses of the original building.

Palatine Tower 85, Buffalo Grove Tower 25, and Arlington Heights Tower 1 all deployed master streams. 

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Many area departments were on the scene including Palatine, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Lake Zurich, Barrington, Inverness, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, and the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD. This list very likely does not represent every department that responded.

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