From Michale Maida:
I drove By Bensenville Station 107 and was able to snap a few pictures of Ladder 107 and the medic.Mike
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As seen around … Bensenville
Apr 10
This from Don Tessler:
mew chassis for Bensenville ambulance
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additional photos from Steve Redick of the 3-Alarm fatal fire in Bensenville, 11-19-17
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Steve Redick photo
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Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Fireground audio plus a video from Steve Redick of the 3-Alarm fatal fire in Bensenville, 11-19-17
Excerpts from chicago.cbslocal.com:
One person was killed after a fire tore through an apartment building Sunday in Bensenville. Firefighters and police officers responded to the blaze at 361 Marshall Road around 6:15 a.m.
The building is uninhabitable and dozens are now displaced. Fire officials say they believe the fire started in the corner unit on the third floor of the 18-unit building.
The Red Cross is assisting those who are displaced with shelter, food, clothing and medication.goAdditionally the management company is also trying to help residents find a place to live.
The Lovergine family set up a GoFundMe page after the fire, which has already raised nearly $3,000. Another family who lived in the apartment building also set up a GoFundMe page. “The flames traveled into all the units and took the little home we built together, along with all of our family heirlooms. All we have is the clothing we were wearing and the most important thing of all — our lives,” they said on their page.
Officials have not released the identity of the person who died in the blaze.
A total of 26 fire departments were called to assist with control of the fire and for man power. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the DuPage fire investigation task force.
Bensenville firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm this morning around 6:15AM at 361 Marshall Road. Within minutes they received multiple calls reporting fire in the building. Arriving police officers advised flames from the window of a third floor unit.
Flames swept through the mansard roof and into the attic. The alarm was upgraded to a Box Alarm and later a 2nd Alarm was struck. After the fire jumped a fire wall, the fire was upgraded to a 3rd Alarm . Elevated master streams from Bensenville Truck 107, Leyden Quint 133, and Chicago Squad 7A were deployed in addition to several large hand lines after companies were pulled out of the building. One resident was unaccounted for and later discovered deceased as companies went inside to overhaul.
Department at the scene included Bensenvlle, Wood Dale, Itasca, Leyden Township, Chicago, Elk Grove, Rosemont, Schiller Park, Franklin Park, Addision, Broadview, Hillside, Westcheseter, Mt. prospect, Roselle, Norwood Park, and York Center.
This is the first of several posts with photos from contributors.
Larry Shapiro photo
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Larry Shapiro photo
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Larry Shapiro photo
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Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
Fire swept through an 18-unit apartment building in Bensenville early Sunday morning, killing one resident and displacing many others.
Firefighters from the Bensenville Fire Protection District responded to the blaze at 361 Marshall Road about 6:15 a.m.
Updated production photos at E-ONE of the New aerial for Bensenville FPD so #141014
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Updated production photos at E-ONE of the New aerial for Bensenville FPD so #141014
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Updated production photos at E-ONE of the New aerial for Bensenville FPD so #141014
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