audio from the Commercial building fire in Des Plaines, 12/29/17
Posts Tagged Car-X Muffler shop in Des Plaines destroyed by fire
This from Steve Redick:
Took this job in on Friday…poor weather conditions..heavy overcast and snow with slippery road conditions. Not that much accumulation but occurred during the height of the snow squall. Apparently started as a car fire in the muffler shop. Very early collapse and storage of flammable gases created some severe hazards. I believe this was a bar joist type of truss construction. The collapse area seemed to be indicative of the bar joists distorting from the fire conditions. 3 tower ladders were set up. A class B foam operation with eductor appeared to be in use as well. The box alarm companies seemed to be primarily for relief purposes as the working fire response brings a large response. A nice assortment of apparatus could be seen here including both of Des Plaines new Pierce engines. All the images and video can be seen here:
Happy New Year
Steve Redick
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![Des Plaines FD Engine 63](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/A34A8979-600x392.jpg)
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![Des Plaines FD Engine 62](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/A34A9101-600x400.jpg)
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![Park Ridge FD Tower 36](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/A34A9074-600x400.jpg)
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![Des Plaines FD Tower 63](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/A34A8983-600x401.jpg)
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Additional photos from the Commercial building fire in Des Plaines, 12/29/17
![firefighters at winter fire scene](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_0458-600x400.jpg)
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![Mount Prospect FD hose wagon](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_0695-600x400.jpg)
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![Des Plaines FD Truck 63](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_0690-600x400.jpg)
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![firefighters posing after battling a winter fire](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_0631-600x400.jpg)
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![Des Plaines FD Truck 61](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_0618-600x400.jpg)
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![car=X auto shop destroyed by fire](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_0615-600x400.jpg)
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![Skokie FD Truck 16](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_0574-600x400.jpg)
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![firefighters in PPE at fire scene](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_0496-600x400.jpg)
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![firefighter at fire scene in PPE](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_0489-600x400.jpg)
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![Des Plaines FD Engine 62](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_0479-600x400.jpg)
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![Mount Prospect FD foam tender/hose wagon](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171229_170733-600x450.jpg)
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![Glenview FD Engine 8](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171229_170504-600x450.jpg)
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Des Plaines firefighters were called to 1108 E. Oakton this afternoon (12/29/17) for a fire in the Car-X Muffler shop, half a mile from Des Plaines Station 62. Upon arrival Engine 62 reported a fire and initiated an interior attack. The size up reported fire visible from two sides and through the roof very shortly thereafter. Companies were soon ordered out of the building to initiate an exterior attack. Both Des Plaines tower ladders were put to work as the incident was upgraded to a working fire.
The B-sector wall failed within minutes and portions of the roof went with it. A MABAS Box Alarm was requested bringing additional resources to the scene. Park Ridge Tower Ladder 36 was sent to the rear for a third elevated master stream supplied by a Rosemont engine.
A partial list of units at the scene included: Des Plaines Engine 61, Engine 62, Engine 63, Tower 61, Tower 63, Ambulance 61, Ambulance 62, Ambulance 63, Battalion 61, 6100, and 6101. Mutual aid companies included: Park Ridge Tower 36 and Ambulance 36, Rosemont Engine 156, Glenview Engine 8, North Maine Engine 1, Elk Grove Township Engine 11, Schiller Park Tower 5 and Battalion 5, Morotn Grove Quint 4, Skokie Tower 16, Northbrook Ambulance 10, Wheeling Ambulance 24, a warming bus from Mount Prospect, and Elk Grove Ambulance 7.
Several contributors were at the scene and this is the first of what will be several posts.
![massive smoke column from commercial building fire](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8746A-600x400.jpg)
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![massive smoke column from commercial building fire](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8749A-600x400.jpg)
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![Pierce fire engine at fire with smoke and flames](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8754A-600x400.jpg)
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![Des Plaines FD Engine 63 at a fire scene](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8759A-600x400.jpg)
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![smoke and flames from commercial building fire](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8764A-600x400.jpg)
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![Pierce tower ladder battles commercial building fire](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8776A-600x400.jpg)
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![wall collapses during commercial building fire](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8794A-600x400.jpg)
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![Des Plaines FD Engine 62 at fire scene](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8802A-600x400.jpg)
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![Pierce PUC fire engine at fire scene](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8823A-600x400.jpg)
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![Park Ridge FD Tower 36 going to work E-ONE tower ladder](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8836A-600x400.jpg)
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![Park Ridge FD Tower 36 going to work E-ONE tower ladder](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8839A-400x600.jpg)
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![Park Ridge FD Tower 36 at work E-ONE tower ladder](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8846A-600x400.jpg)
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![Des Plaines FD Engine 63 at a fire scene](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171229_DESP-8854A-600x400.jpg)
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