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CFD 3-11 Alarm fire 12-21-11 – update 2

radioman911.com has the radio traffic from the 3-11 on 38th Street in a two-part recording

12/21/11 Chicago 3-11 Factory Fire / Level 1 HazMat 3760 W. 38th St.


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If you have trouble viewing (listening) to these recordings, the direct links are: Part 1 and Part 2.

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CFD 3-11 Alarm Fire 12-21-11 – update

Tim Olk has submitted several images from Chicago’s 3-11 this morning on 38th Street.

Heavy fire burns through the roof of the warehouse operation on 38th Street this morning as Tower Ladder 34 is positioned. Tim Olk photo

Chicago 3-11 Alarm warehouse fire on 38th Street 12-21-11

A Level 1 Haz Mat was also initiated at this 3-11 alarm fire. Tim Olk photo

Chicago 3-11 Alarm warehouse fire on 38th Street 12-21-11

The warehouse was at the dead end of a long block. Several engines pumped in-line to supply water to companies fighting the fire. Tim Olk photo

Chicago 3-11 Alarm warehouse fire on 38th Street 12-21-11

Firefighters pull hose to supply a master stream as heavy fire takes hold of the building. Tim Olk photo

Chicago 3-11 Alarm warehouse fire on 38th Street 12-21-11

A firefighter waits for water to supply the ladder pipe. Tim Olk photo

Chicago 3-11 Alarm warehouse fire on 38th Street 12-21-11

Tower Ladder 5 was using this spare tower ladder and setup at the sector 1-4 corner of the building. Tim Olk photo

Chicago 3-11 Alarm warehouse fire on 38th Street 12-21-11

Squad 1 put the Snorkel to use as an additional master stream. Tim Olk photo

Chicago 3-11 Alarm warehouse fire on 38th Street 12-21-11

Firefighters had to cut through fencing to gain access to portions of the building. Tim Olk photo

Chicago 3-11 Alarm warehouse fire on 38th Street 12-21-11

Chicago Fire Commissioner Hoff handles a morning press briefing. Tim Olk photo

Tim has a large gallery which can be viewed HERE.

 

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CFD 3-11 Alarm fire 12-21-11

Chicago had a 3-11 Alarm fire this morning in an industrial building in the 3700 block of 38th street. Steve Redick and Tim Olk were both at the scene and will have images to submit. In the mean time, Steve sent in a cellphone shot from the scene.

Chicago 3-11 Alarm Fire on 38th Street 12-21-11

Tower Ladder 5, running with a spare tower, works in Sector 1 at the 3-11. Steve Redick photo

The Chicago Tribune reports HERE that:

A firefighter and another person were injured when a stubborn extra-alarm fire broke out at a business in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

A hazardous materials alert was also issued because propane tanks were thought to be inside  San Jose Imports, a one-story commercial building at 3760 W. 38th St. But the tanks contained helium, according to Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford.

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