Excerpts from whig.com:
It took nearly an hour for firefighters to pull a worker trapped under several feet of debris after a Thursday morning collapse at a vacant, three-story building in the Bronzeville residential district south of downtown.
The worker was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the worker was pronounced dead.
More from CFDMedia on Twitter:
Worker still trapped EMS attempting to work.
Worker still trapped EMS attempting to work. pic.twitter.com/nwFC3VUYzu
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) January 12, 2023
Victim has been removed. Going to u of c grave condition
CFD Media photo
From Chicago FD Media on Twitter
Still and box building collapse 700 block East OAKWOOD. One person unaccounted for search underway
CFD Media photo
CFD Media photo
Worker located under debris. We are trying to get him out
CFD Media photo
This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:
Here are a few shots from the Still & Box TRT response at 3959 w Harrison on Thursday. It appeared a construction crew was replacing the sidewalk in the rear of the building which made the rear collapse. It was a vacant building and it appeared there was not any injuries.
Chi-Town Fire Photos
Chi-Town Fire Photos
Chi-Town Fire Photos
Chi-Town Fire Photos
Chi-Town Fire Photos
Chi-Town Fire Photos
From CFD Media:
Still and Box 2553 west Hutchinson was for 1.2 story brick with total roof failure.
Companies were initially sent to 2553 W Berteau
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Images from Tim Olk of a wall collapse at the Morton Salt storage warehouse on N. Elston Avenue.
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
What is it that they say … “When it rains, it pours”
According to the Chicago Tribune:
A wall collapsed at the Morton Salt building in Goose Island Tuesday afternoon, spilling salt over cars at an Acura dealership but causing no injuries, officials said.
The collapse occurred shortly after 2 p.m. on the side of a long building near Potomac and Elston avenues that carries the Morton Salt slogan, “When it Rains it Pours,” fire officials said.
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