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January 1971 3-11 4142 W. Madison Photo by Dave Fornell
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January 4, 1971 4-11 4545 Woodlawn
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November 1964 had a 3 day period that was one of the busiest ever in the recent history of the city of Chicago. It was the subject of a TV news special. view it here
I have some news clippings of two of the massive fires.
- The Goldblatts warehouse (5-11 and 7 Specials) 4000 S Kedzie
- The 5-11 at 18th & Clark
- The 5-11 2455 S. Michigan Avenue
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Here’s some articles from an amazing fire. It occurred right next door to the quarters of engine 42 at 224 W. Illinois. Joseph P. Carone, a member from Truck 31 was killed in a collapse. Look at some of the names mentioned in the article. I have enclosed a Tribune photo I bought of this same fire. Note they also had an extra alarm in a hardware store a few blocks away at the same time.
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Chicago Tribune photo from an extra alarm fire at 224 W Illinois in Chicago 12-13-64 where Firefighter Joseph P Carone was killed.
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| YEAR | DATE | MONTH | TIME | BOXNO | STNUM | STDIR | STNAME | ALARM | SPECIAL | EMSPLAN | EMSPLANNO | TYPEBLD | TYPECONST | HEIGHT | OCCUPIED | DIMENSION | TRUSS | NOBLDS | PHOTO | PHOTONO | INJURYFF | INJURYFFNO | DEAD | DEADNO | DEADFF | DEADFFNO | DESCRIBE | MONTHNO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 13 | December | 1031 | 837 | 669-71 | N. | Clark | 3-11 | 0 | S-VA | B | 4 | 60 x 125 | 0 | 01 | -1 | 4065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| YEAR | DATE | MONTH | TIME | BOXNO | STNUM | STDIR | STNAME | ALARM | SPECIAL | EMSPLAN | EMSPLANNO | TYPEBLD | TYPECONST | HEIGHT | OCCUPIED | DIMENSION | TRUSS | NOBLDS | PHOTO | PHOTONO | INJURYFF | INJURYFFNO | DEAD | DEADNO | DEADFF | DEADFFNO | DESCRIBE | MONTHNO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 13 | December | 1207 | 826 | 224 | W. | Illinois | 4-11 | 0 | F | B | 6 | 30 x 150 | 0 | 01 | -1 | 4066 | -1 | 005 | 0 | -1 | 001 | 12 |
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These clippings describe some heroics by Curtis Volkamer a deputy fire marshal at the time of this fire at the Liquid Fuels storage yard, 3182 S. Archer Avenue on October 6, 1970.
A fire at the Liquid Fuels storage yard, 3182 S. Archer Avenue on October 6, 1970. Warren Redick collection
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a nice shot from a hotel fire on Montrose ave, a high-rise spectacular on south shore drive (many fires in that joint) and a tragic fire at the Conrad Hilton Hotel. My dad and I took this in, I remember seeing the bedsheets hanging out the windows.
News clipping from a fire at the Montclair Hotel at 835 W. Montrose Avenue in Chicago. Warren Redick collection
News clipping from a fire in a high-rise apartment building at 6730 South Shore Drive in Chicago, April 12, 1970. Warren Redick collection
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A fatal fire at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago January 25, 1970. Warren Redick collection
