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2-Alarm fire in Deer Park, IL 10-3-13

This from Larry Shapiro:

The Lake Zurich FD received a call at 5:30AM reporting flames from a large house in Deer Park. The home, which has been vacant for several years had fire showing from the flat roof on arrival of the first companies. Located in an area without hydrants, a tanker shuttle was initiated after the first-due engine attempted to hit the fire with tank water via the deck gun.

A 2nd alarm was requested for additional tankers. large diameter hose was dropped from Cuba Road to the house, spanning the better part of a block. Fire damaged the roof and attic.

Deer Park house fire Lake Zurich Fire Department

Larry Shapiro photo

Deer Park house fire Lake Zurich Fire Department

Larry Shapiro photo

Deer Park house fire Lake Zurich Fire Department

Larry Shapiro photo

Deer Park house fire Lake Zurich Fire Department

Larry Shapiro photo

Deer Park house fire Lake Zurich Fire Department

Larry Shapiro photo

Deer Park house fire Lake Zurich Fire Department

Larry Shapiro photo

Deer Park house fire Lake Zurich Fire Department

Larry Shapiro photo

Deer Park house fire Lake Zurich Fire Department

Larry Shapiro photo

Deer Park house fire Lake Zurich Fire Department

Larry Shapiro photo

Deer Park house fire Lake Zurich Fire Department

Larry Shapiro photo

Deer Park house fire Lake Zurich Fire Department

Larry Shapiro photo

Deer Park house fire Lake Zurich Fire Department

Photo by Vince Clemens

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5-Alarm fire in Quincy destroys vacant hotel

The Quincy Herald-Whig has an article with video and images of a fire that destroyed a vacant hotel that the city was hoping to have renovated to revitalize the downtown area.

Quincy Fire Department

Phil Carlson photo

The Newcomb Hotel was destroyed in a devastating five-alarm fire Friday night. Firefighers were expected to remain at the scene through the morning. Flames shot out of the roof, and firefighters were pulled back in case of collapse.

Firefighters initially entered the building to extinguish a fire on the second floor on the west side of the former hotel, which opened in March 1888. However, they were unable to contain the blaze. At 9 p.m. firefighters were battling heavy flames in the three-story addition on the east side that partially collapsed during an April storm. Eventually flames overtook the main building, as well.

The city appeared to have turned a corner on the long-vacant building.  Last week, the city agreed to enter negotiations with an Iowa developer to potentially renovate the building into market-rate apartments. The city was also trying to foreclose on the property, which is owned by Skokie developer Victor Horowitz after he failed to pay off a $500,000 loan he received from the city in 2003.

“I’m nauseous,” said Travis Brown, executive director of the Historic Quincy Business District, who stood at Fourth and Maine looking at the burning building. “This is the closest we’ve come in the five years I’ve been here. We finally get to enter negotiations with a legitimate developer who is eager to do the building, and right before we start the negotiations, you see flames coming out the side of it.”

Quincy Fire Chief Joe Henning said about 30 firefighters were battling the fire and most were expected to be on the scene throughout the night. He said firefighters’ biggest concern as the hotel burned was keeping the flames out of the Gardner Museum on the west side of Fourth Street. He said crews were on the roof of the Lincoln-Douglas Apartment building at the northwest corner of Fourth and Maine, keeping an eye on that building, as well. Residents of the apartments were evacuated to the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center, 639 York.

“This is one of those buildings we don’t take risks in,” Henning said.

Quincy Fire Department

Michael Kipley photo

Quincy Fire Department

Phil Carlson photo

Quincy Fire Department

Phil Carlson photo

A gallery with more images can be found HERE.

Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois

 

thanks Patrick

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Long Grove house fire 8-19-13 (more)

The Buffalo Grove Countryside has an article about yesterday’s fire in Long Grove which includes several photos taken by one of the residents during the fire.

Also, a video by Larry Shapiro.

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2nd Alarm house fire in South Barrington 7-9-13 (more)

A video from Larry Shapiro showing yesterday’s 2nd Alarm house fire in South Barrington

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House fire in North Chicago 2-28-13

This from Sam Borica:

Here is a helmet cam video of the structure fire in North Chicago the other day (2/28/13) from YouTube, uploaded by a North Chicago Firefighter. Initial reports of entrapment, then they had escaped the house and they had heavy fire in the rear of the house that was initially toned out as a medical call for trouble breathing -Sam Borcia

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Chicago 5-11 Alarm Fire 9-30-12 (update 7)

At long last, Larry Shapiro has completed his epic length video compressing nine hours of coverage at Sunday’s 5-11 Alarm fire at 2620 W. Nelson into a mere 32 minutes.

 

More coverage of the fire is HEREHEREHEREHEREHERE, and HERE.

A photo gallery of images can be viewed HERE.

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Chicago Still Alarm Fire

Steve Redick found this early video footage of a still alarm at 4450 N. Kenneth a few days ago

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Maywood 3-11 alarm fire 8-10-11 update

Larry Shapiro has added a seven-minute video  from the Maywood 3-11 alarm fire at 326 Randolph Street from August 10th. The photo gallery can be found HERE.

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Schaumburg Box Alarm 3-13-11

Schaumburg Fire Department house fire Holyoke Court 3-13-11

Schaumburg Engine 53 and Truck 52 are deployed in the 'A Sector' in front of 808 Holyoke Court. Larry Shapiro photo

The Schaumburg Fire Department received a call reporting a house fire around 4:30AM. The homeowner reportedly left something unattended on the stove which ignited. The fire spread quickly and one resident fleeing the house had to wake a neighbor in order to notify the fire department. Upon arrival, first units were met by heavy smoke escaping from the front door of the split level house at 808 Holyoke Court. The smoke stayed low in the cul-de-sac and enveloped the engine in front of the house. Fire involved the entire first floor as the first line was advanced and the shift commander upgraded the alarm to a MABAS Box Alarm within minutes. The rear of the house was fully involved and fire travelled to the second floor and into the attic.

Schaumburg Fire Department house fire Holyoke Court 3-13-11

An overview shows the location of the house in the cul-de-sac with limited access for apparatus. Larry Shapiro photo

Schaumburg Fire Department house fire Holyoke Court 3-13-11

Fire vents through the attic as companies work on the second floor to pull ceilings and hit the fire. A RIT stands by in the foreground. Larry Shapiro photo

Access was hampered for companies as the stairway burned through which required the deployment of almost a dozen ground ladders around the house. Companies were initially ordered to work off the ladders to pull ceiling for access to the attic fire until they were able to enter the second floor and work from inside the house. Multiple hand lines were deployed from all sides of the house.

 

Schaumburg Fire Department house fire Holyoke Court 3-13-11

Ground ladders were placed at all second floor windows and at opposite corners of the roof for access and egress. Larry Shapiro photo

Both occupants escaped safely but a dog perished in the fire. The temperature at the time of the fire was in the mid 20s causing water on the ground to freeze.

Larry Shapiro made it to the scene roughly 30 minutes into the alarm and submitted several photos and a video. A complete photo gallery is available HERE.

http://shapirophotography.net/Fires%202011/SCHM%203-13.html

Schaumburg Engine 53, a 2000 E-ONE Hurricane was the first engine on the scene. Larry Shapiro photo

http://shapirophotography.net/Fires%202011/SCHM%203-13.html

A firefighter from Schaumburg Engine 51 exits the house. Larry Shapiro photo

http://shapirophotography.net/Fires%202011/SCHM%203-13.html

A view after the fire was knocked down shows the extent of the fire damage throughout the house. Larry Shapiro photo

Schaumburg Fire Department house fire Holyoke Court 3-13-11

Elk Grove Truck 7 was one of the mutual aid companies on the Box Alarm. Larry Shapiro photo

Mutual aid companies to the scene included trucks from Hoffman Estates and Elk Grove Village, engines from Streamwood and Hanover Park, ambulances from Elk Grove Township, Palatine Rural, and Prospects Heights, and chief officers from Itasca and Hoffman Estates.

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Lincolnwood 2-11 house fire 2-14-11 update

video coverage by Larry Shapiro of the 2-11 Alarm house fire yesterday in Lincolnwood.

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