This from Eric Haak:
Here are a few images of a still & box alarm in Chicago’s 5th Battalion on Sunday morning (3/21). The building was vacant.
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Mar 23
This from @chicagoland_fire_photos on instagram:
This was a visit to Engine 115 about 3 days before their new house opened
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This from Matthew Sosnowski:
STILL + W/F RESPONSE @ 209 EAST 78TH STREET FLOOR #2 DATELINE CITY OF CHICAGO DATE 3-15-2021 STILL ALARM + WORKING FIRE RESPONSE + 1 SPECIAL CALL @ 209 EAST ON 78TH STREET FLOOR #2 CROSS STREETS OF SOUTH ON INDIANA & SOUTH ON PRARIE STILL ALARM @ 00;02 HOURS B/O/O E.F.A.O. = ENGLEWOOD FIRE ALARM OFFICE STILL ALARM COMPANIES RESPONDING ENGINES 122/47 TRUCKS {LADDERS} 20/30 BATTALION CHIEF 19. WHEN ENGINE 122 LANDED ON SCENE AND REPORTED THAT SMOKE WAS SHOWING E.F.A.O. UPGRADED THE RESPONSE TO A WORKING FIRE @ 00:12 W/F RESPONSE COMPANIES RESPONDING SQUAD 5/5A BATTALION CHIEF 23 TRUCK {LADDER} 34 FIELD E.M.S. CHIEF 455 AMBULANCES 24/55 S/C #1 @ 00:33 B/O/O BATTALION CHIEF 19 S/C COMPANY RESPONDING O.F.I. 467
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Chicago Fire Department news
Mar 18
Excerpts from Fox32chicago.com:
A Chicago firefighter was not injured after falling through a floor battling a blaze Wednesday in Englewood on the South Side after crews were called to the scene of a fire about 9:35 p.m. in the 6900 block of South Green Street. He was quickly removed from the building by other firefighters and taken to the hospital as a precaution. He was listed in good condition. The fire was rapidly extinguished and no other injuries were reported.
From Chicago Fire Media @CFDMedia:
Green street mayday more. FF fell thru floor but does not appear to be injured. Rapid extraction by CFD members.
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Chicago Fire Department news
Mar 18
Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
A fire was reported at a large apartment building just before midnight Wednesday in the 6100-block of South Wabash Avenue. Fire officials said that in an effort to escape the blaze, an 8-year-old girl threw a mattress from a third floor window and managed to jump onto it to safety. She was home alone with two other younger children.
When firefighters arrived, they found a 4-year-old boy hanging out one of the windows, ready to jump, and were able to rescue him using a ladder. They also found a 2-year-old boy inside and got him out safely. It’s unclear if the children were trying to cook or trying to stay warm. The children were transported to Comer Children’s Hospital in serious condition but are expected to recover. They remained stable but some suffered from smoke inhalation.
Chicago police said their mother was located and there are no charges. She told police she was at work and someone was supposed to be watching the children while she was gone.
The Department of Children and Family Services is investigating.
From Chicago Fire Media @CFDMedia:
6147 wabash still and box and EMS plan 1. Apartment building. One patient so far.
6147 wabash. Multi building housing development. Fire in one unit contained and put out. Three kids in fire apartment being evaluated. Seem to be ok. EMS plan 1 secured. Warming bus ordered from CTA
6147 Wabash apartment fire . The children a girl age ten and two boys 4 and 2 were inside. The girl threw a mattress from third floor window and jumped. 4 year old rescued at window by ladder. CFD also got 2 year old from inside all taken to Comer serious. No adult at home.
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Excerpts from wttw.com:
63-year-old Reginald Brown was held without bail during a court hearing Thursday, one day after he was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson for allegedly starting the fire that killed Ieashia Ford, 34, and her daughter Porche Ford, 10, in their home in the 8600 block of South Hermitage Avenue.
“There are multiple witnesses to the defendant’s multiple threats to burn the house down, all because he thought (Ieashia Ford) took his wallet and his cellphone,” Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy said during the hearing. “Because of that, two people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl who does not get to grow up.”
According to prosecutors, Brown and Ieashia Ford, who were in a relationship, were hanging out at Brown’s home on Feb. 27 when he grabbed Ford and accused her of taking his phone and wallet. She and another man left that scene, but Brown allegedly followed them to Ford’s home where he repeatedly threatened to burn the house down in front of a group of onlookers.
Brown called Ieashia Ford a short time later and again threatened to burn her house down, Murphy said during the hearing Thursday. That call was overheard not only by people at Ford’s home, but also Brown’s roommate, who told investigators that Brown had told him he’d filled a bleach bottle with gasoline, and shortly before he went to sleep that night, he overheard Brown muttering to himself “they should be by now.”
Early the next morning, a man prosecutors believe to be Brown was seen on surveillance footage walking near Ford’s home and carrying a bag. That person then took something out of the bag, walked toward Ford’s home, and soon after, the orange glow of the fire could be seen coming from the house. The fire was started around 4 a.m. and engulfed the home within minutes. One resident happened to be awake at the time and saw smoke coming from the porch area. He woke two other residents and got them outside before attempting to put out the flames. He re-entered the home and tried to locate Ford and her daughter, but was unable to do so. Both Ieashia Ford and Porche Ford died of smoke inhalation.
The resident who attempted to save the Fords suffered third-degree burns and is expected to recover.
One of the surviving victims and Brown’s roommate both positively identified the man in the surveillance footage as Brown, and investigators recovered a bleach bottle filled with gasoline in a nearby dumpster.
Brown is due back in court for a hearing March 31.
This from Eric Haak:
Here are a few images from Sunday morning’s fire at 4942 S. Princeton in Chicago. The building was a total loss from the get-go.
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More photos of the Commercial fire in Chicago, 3-3-21
From Chi-Town Fire Photos:
Wednesday we were out on the south side when we heard Battalion 19 reporting a fire @ 61st and Halsted. First-in companies had smoke from the roof of a 1-sty strip mall, 50×150′. Engine 116 had two lines lead out and Truck 51 was up cutting some holes. Fast changing fire conditions forced Battalion 19 to pull everyone out and go defensive which brought the Still & Box. In total, there were 4 lines led out by Engines 116 & 84. Squad 5 Snorkel and TL 39 went to work with their master streams to knock down the bulk of the fire.
From Tri State – USFiR Photography:
Here are a few photos from the still and box alarm at 61st and Halsted Wednesday afternoon. We happened to be at 47th and Halsted when the 19th Battalion pulled up with smoke showing from the roof of a strip mall.More photos of the fire located in this link:
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Excerpts from Chicago.cbslocal.com:
A fire that killed a mother and her young daughter on Sunday has been ruled an arson, and the deaths have been ruled homicides.
Ieashia Ford, 34, and her daughter Porche Stinson were among six people pulled from a burning home in the 8600 block of South Hermitage Avenue early Sunday morning. Family said Porche was 10, but the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said she was 15.
Tuesday afternoon, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said an autopsy determined Ieashia and Porche died from inhalation injuries due to inhalation of products of combustion due to house fire due to arson. Both deaths were ruled homicides.
Police would not confirm published reports that detectives learned a man entered the house through the back yard, carrying a white plastic bottle of gasoline, which he spread on a back porch and lit on fire. The man then left the yard the same way he came in, and at least some of his actions reportedly might have been recorded by surveillance cameras.
The man remained on the run Tuesday night, as CPD searched for the suspected arsonist and killer.
Ieashia leaves behind one other daughter, two sons, and a grandchild.
This from Steve Redick:
Chicago Still & Box 748 W 61st Street
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