Archive for May 11th, 2020

Naperville Fire Department news

Excerpts from fox32chicago.com:

Naperville firefighters were called at 1:25 a.m. for reports of a fire in a two-story home in the 1700 block of Baybrook Lane on Saturday. Crews found the fire in the walls of the attic with smoke coming from the chimney and roof line which they brought under control in about an hour. One firefighter suffered minor injuries at the scene.

Two adults and two children who were home at the time of the fire made it outside on their own. The home was rendered uninhabitable.

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Chicago Fire Department news

Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

The Chicago Fire Department received a call just after 9:20 a.m. of smoke coming from a building near 67th Street and Cregier Avenue. While crews were looking for the fire, they pulled down on the ceiling and it fell on top of them. Three firefighters were transported to University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition.

At around 3:30 p.m., the department said that two of the firefighters were released back to active duty. The third firefighter was put on medical leave.

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Vintage 5-11 Alarm fire with 1 Special Alarm in Chicago, 10-1-63

This from Steve Redick:

vintage Chicago Tribume news clipping of a major fire in Chicago at Nu-Dell Plastics

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vintage Chicago Tribume news clipping of a major fire in Chicago at Nu-Dell Plastics

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