Archive for November 10th, 2014

3-Alarm fire in West Chicago, 11-10-14

Nov 10

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This from John Tulipano:

On November 10, 2014 at approximately 11:05am West Chicago FPD was dispatched to a reported house fire at 28w649 Hickory Lane. First arriving company Batt 6 reported smoke from a house.

When I arrived fire was venting out the 2nd floor of the home along the mansard roof line. The house was a 2-story frame approximately 50×50 with a mansard style roof around the entire house from 2nd floor to approximately three feet above the ground.

Companies advanced through the front door and within several minutes fire had dropped down the inside of the mansard. There was fire around the entry door, and command removed all companies from inside and an exterior attack began. The fire traveled left around the east and south side of the house, companies worked very hard to try and stay ahead of the fire as they pulled and opened up the mansard there seemed to be fire ahead of them.

It took about 45 minutes to bring the fire under control.

Apparently a work was sweating pipes inside the first floor of the home.

more photos to follow.

John

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more photos at http://tulipano-firephotos.smugmug.com/FIRES/West-Chicago-FPD-3rd-Alarm/

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Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire 11-9-14 (more)

Nov 10

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More images from Steve Redick of the 3-11 Alarm fire 11-9-14

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Chicago FD Engine 89 working at a night fire scene

Steve Redick photo

Chicago firefighters on aerial ladder with heavy fire and smoke

Steve Redick photo

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Working fire in Hawthorn Woods, 11-8-14

Nov 10

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This from Larry Shapiro:

The Countryside FPD was alerted to a full-involved house fire in the area of Midlotian and Kruckenberg Roads in Hawthorn Woods after 11PM on Saturday(11-8-14). Once the address was confirmed, the vacant house was situated in the Lake Zurich Fire Protection District, but Countyrside units were already arriving on the scene. The building was one of several structures on the property at 12124 Kruckenberg Road which is currently being cleared for a new residential development.

Access was delay ed by two Jersey barriers that were blocking the road and had to be moved. An in-line operation supplied water from one side of the incident with over a thousand feet of 5″ hose involving Long Grove Tanker 55, Countryside Tender 411, Lake Zurich Engine , and Countryside Engine 411. Another hydrant from a street behind the site was also used for a master stream from Countryside Tower 412 and a hand line.