Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
A West Town pallet company was still smoldering Wednesday afternoon, nearly 24 hours after it was destroyed in a massive fire. Strong morning winds reignited flames.
Stacks of pallets burned to the ground in the 2000-block of West Hubbard Street Tuesday evening. Three hundred firefighters battled the fire for hours.
The blaze could be seen for miles. Firefighters monitored hot spots overnight before ultimately reopening West Hubbard just before 7 a.m. Wednesday.
The fire burned at Corporate Pallet Inc., a family-owned business serving Chicago since 1978. Fire officials said nearly 20 employees were on site at the time of the fire but all made it out safely.
Two firefighters were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.
