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Vintage 4-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, January 1971

From Steve Redick:

January 1971 3-11 4142 W. Madison Photo by Dave Fornell

News clipping from a historic fire in Chicago

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Vintage 4-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 1-4-71

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January 4, 1971 4-11 4545 Woodlawn

News clipping from a historic Chicago fire at the Pierre hotel

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News clipping from a historic Chicago fire at the Pierre hotel

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News clipping from a historic Chicago fire at the Pierre hotel

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Four historic extra alarm fires ravage Chicago from 11/12/64 – 11/14/64

This from Steve Redick:

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

Steve

News clipping from a historic Chicago fire

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News clipping from a historic Chicago fire at a vacate Goldblatts warehouse

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News clipping from a historic Chicago fire at a vacate Goldblatts warehouse

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News clipping from a historic Chicago fire

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News clipping from an historic fire that destroyed mcCormick Place in Chicago on February 13, 1971

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News cliNews clipping from a historic Chicago firepping from an historic fire that destroyed mcCormick Place in Chicago on February 13, 1971

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News clipping from a historic Chicago fire

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News clipping from a historic Chicago fire

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News clipping from a historic Chicago fire

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Vintage Chicago fire scene with LODD: 12-13-64

This from Steve Redick:

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.

News clipping from an historic fire that destroyed mcCormick Place in Chicago on February 13, 1971

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News clipping from an historic fire that destroyed mcCormick Place in Chicago on February 13, 1971

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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.

Chicago Tribune photo from an extra alarm fire at 224 W Illinois in Chicago 12-13-64 where Firefighter Joseph P Carone was killed.

News clipping from an historic fire that destroyed mcCormick Place in Chicago on February 13, 1971

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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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Vintage 5-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 10-6-70

This from Steve Redick:

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.

News clipping from an historic fire that destroyed mcCormick Place in Chicago on January 16, 1967

A fire at the Liquid Fuels storage yard, 3182 S. Archer Avenue on October 6, 1970. Warren Redick collection

News clipping from an historic fire that destroyed mcCormick Place in Chicago on January 16, 1967

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News clipping from an historic fire that destroyed mcCormick Place in Chicago on January 16, 1967

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Vintage Chicago fire scenes

This from Steve Redick:

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

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

News clipping from a fire in a high-rise apartment building at 6730 South Shore Drive in Chicago, April 12, 1970. Warren Redick collection

News clipping from a fire in a high-rise apartment building at 6730 South Shore Drive in Chicago, April 12, 1970

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News clipping from a fire in a high-rise apartment building at 6730 South Shore Drive in Chicago, April 12, 1970

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A fatal fire at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago January 25, 1970

A fatal fire at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago January 25, 1970. Warren Redick collection

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