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Building collapse in Chicago, 1-12-23 (more)

Excerpts from whig.com:

It took nearly an hour for firefighters to pull a worker trapped under several feet of debris after a Thursday morning collapse at a vacant, three-story building in the Bronzeville residential district south of downtown.

The worker was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the worker was pronounced dead.

Officials were investigating the cause of the collapse.

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Building collapse in Chicago, 1-12-23

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Worker still trapped EMS attempting to work.

Victim has been removed. Going to u of c grave condition

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Building collapse in Chicago, 1-12-23

From Chicago FD Media on Twitter

Still and box building collapse 700 block East OAKWOOD. One person unaccounted for search underway

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Worker located under debris. We are trying to get him out

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Building collapse in Chicago, 9-12-19

This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:

Here are a few shots from the Still & Box TRT response at 3959 w Harrison on Thursday. It appeared a construction crew was replacing the sidewalk in the rear of the building which made the rear collapse. It was a vacant building and it appeared there was not any injuries. 

Building collapse at 3959 w Harrison in Chicago, 9/12/19

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Chicago FD Special Operations Battalion Chief

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Building collapse at 3959 w Harrison in Chicago, 9/12/19

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Building collapse at 3959 w Harrison in Chicago, 9/12/19

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Chicago building collapse, 6-11-16

From CFD Media:

Still and Box 2553 west Hutchinson was for 1.2 story brick with total roof failure.

Companies were initially sent to 2553 W Berteau

firemen work at building collapse

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firefighter uses TIC from aerial

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firemen work at building collapse

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firemen work at building collapse

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roof collapse at Chicago house

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Partial building collapse in Chicago, 12-30-14

Images from Tim Olk of a wall collapse at the Morton Salt storage warehouse on N. Elston Avenue.

tons of salt crushes cars after wall gives way

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tons of salt crushes cars after wall gives way

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tons of salt crushes cars after wall gives way

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tons of salt crushes cars after wall gives way

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What is it that they say … “When it rains, it pours

According to the Chicago Tribune:

A wall collapsed at the Morton Salt building in Goose Island Tuesday afternoon, spilling salt over cars at an Acura dealership but causing no injuries, officials said.

The collapse occurred shortly after 2 p.m. on the side of a long building near Potomac and Elston avenues that carries the Morton Salt slogan, “When it Rains it Pours,” fire officials said.

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