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Machine fire in Buffalo Grove 1-11-12

On what was otherwise a beautiful (and slow) day, Larry Shapiro went to a fire that was inside an industrial facility at 1010 Johnson Drive in Buffalo Grove.  Companies were called to the scene following a report of smoke inside the building. Upon arrival they found the building had been evacuated and there was a significant amount of smoke inside. Northbrook Tower Ladder 12 was requested as a second truck as Buffalo Grove companies located a machine inside the building that had caused some filters to ignite. The fire was extinguished quickly with one line deployed off of Engine 26.

machine fire in an industrial building in Buffalo Grove 1-11-12

Buffalo Grove Tower 25 was put into the air in the event that firefighters would need access to the roof of the building at 1010 Johnson Drive. Larry Shapiro photo

machine fire in an industrial building in Buffalo Grove 1-11-12

Buffalo Grove Engine 26 lead out one line into the building to knock down the fire. Larry Shapiro photo

machine fire in an industrial building in Buffalo Grove 1-11-12

Smoke lingers in the production area inside Vapor Bus International in Buffalo Grove. Larry Shapiro photo

machine fire in an industrial building in Buffalo Grove 1-11-12

A view inside the affected area. Larry Shapiro photo

machine fire in an industrial building in Buffalo Grove 1-11-12

As a precautionary measure a firefighter is hosed down after coming out of the building. Larry Shapiro photo

machine fire in an industrial building in Buffalo Grove 1-11-12

Buffalo Grove's two Ferrara units outside the building at 1010 Johnson Drive. Larry Shapiro photo

machine fire in an industrial building in Buffalo Grove 1-11-12

Another firefighter gets cleaned off to remove any icky stuff he may have come into contact with inside the building. Larry Shapiro photo

A gallery with more exciting images can be found HERE.

 

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Apartment fire in Wheeling 11-10-11

The Wheeling Fire Department received a call Thursday morning reporting a smoke smell in one unit of a three-unit townhouse on Kingswood Lane. Firefighters arrived at 303 Kingswood Lane to find a small fire in one wall. Workers had been sweating pipes in the unit. The fire began to spread up the wall in the adjacent unit and as the Wheeling tower ladder was deployed to the roof, the alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire. Buffalo Grove Tower 25, Northbroook Engine 10, and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Ambulance 52 responded to assist Wheeling companies at the scene. Firefighters made a quick hit on the fire and stopped it before it spread further. Wheeling Tower42 went to the roof in the ‘A’ sector and completed ventilating the roof as Buffalo Grove Tower 25 made the roof from the ‘B-C’ corner on the adjacent street.

Wheeling townhouse fire at 303 Kingswood Lane 11-10-11

Buffalo Grove Tower 25 deployed to the roof at the B-C corner of the building. Larry Shapiro photo

Wheeling townhouse fire at 303 Kingswood Lane 11-10-11

Wheeling Engine 42 was running as Engine 24 and backed down the court after the tower went to the south end of the structure. Larry Shapiro photo

Wheeling townhouse fire at 303 Kingswood Lane 11-10-11

Wheeling Tower 42 put a company on the roof to ventilate. Larry Shapiro photo

Wheeling townhouse fire at 303 Kingswood Lane 11-10-11

The truck company cleared the attic vents and cut a ventilation hole. Larry Shapiro photo

Wheeling townhouse fire at 303 Kingswood Lane 11-10-11

Engine 42 had two lines off going into the building. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro has a gallery of images from the scene HERE.

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