Images by Jeff Rudolph from Wauconda’s 2-Alarm fire at the Sikh temple last night (11-11-14)
Images by Jeff Rudolph from Wauconda’s 2-Alarm fire at the Sikh temple last night (11-11-14)
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Nov 12
Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos, Fire Scene video | 2 Comments
The Chicago Tribune has an article about last night’s 2-Alarm fire for the Wauconda Fire District:
A fire caused extensive damaged to a Sikh temple in the far northwest suburbs.
Firefighters were called to the Guru Nanak Sikh Mission temple at 217 W. State Road in Island Lake at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday [to answer an automatic alarm] according to Wauconda Fire District officials. Firefighters arrived to see smoke “billowing from the building,” said Wacounda Fire Chief David Dato.
At first, firefighters were able to battle the blaze from inside the building but as flames spread, crews had to take a defensive position, Dato said.
Firefighters put out the blaze just after midnight, and no injuries were reported, officials said.
Fire officials said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms as well as the Illinois state fire marshal’s office will investigate because the structure housed a place of worship.
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May 28
Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News, Fire Service News, Reader submission | Comments off
Chicago responded to a reported fire in a church at 3450 W. 15th Street around 6AM this morning. First arriving units encountered heavy smoke and fire in a 50×150 2 1/2-story brick church and immediately requested a Box Alarm. Tower Ladder 5 and Squad 1 went to work right away before a special call was made for the reserve Snorkel. Fire was traveling fro the front towards the rear of the structure and a 2-11 Alarm was sounded.
Companies made quick work of knocking down the fire and preventing further spread. The majority of the 2-11 companies were never used.
Gordon J. Nord, Jr., Tim Olk, and Steve Redick went to the scene though the fire was basically out prior to any of them arriving. Tim and Steve submitted several images.
A brief article by the Chicago Tribune is HERE.
Tags: 2-11 alarm fire, 3450 w. 15th Street, Chicago Engine 107, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Tower Ladder 5, church fire, Gordon J. Nord Jr., Steve Redick, Tim Olk
Nov 2
Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Reader submission | 3 Comments
Steve Redick submitted several images from a 2-11 alarm fire on the 13th of October. His summary is:
1340 E 72nd St last night…traffic was horrendous so there was nothing for me by the time I arrived. The fire involved a large ornate vacant rectory, with what I think was a gable roof. The fire bldg was attached by a walkway on the first floor to the body of a very large traditional style church. It appeared to me that the fire was all top floor and attic so exposure risk was pretty minimal. In my shots of the rear you can see the debris pile from what I assume was the collapsed gable roof. Lots of spares at this job….
Tags: 2-11, CFD, Chicago, church fire, Crimson, E-ONE, EONE, Luverne, Redick, Spartan
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