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Chicago 2-11 Alarm fire, 2-7-14

Feb 8

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Tim Olk and Josh Boyajian were on-scene at Chicago’s 2-11 Alarm fire Friday at 2521 W.45th Place. The Chicago Tribune reports that the site of the fire is a crime scene.

A woman who had been stabbed several times was found by firefighters in a building that was set on fire on the Southwest Side Friday afternoon, police said.

Firefighters were called around 1:50 p.m. to the fire in the 2500 block of West 45th Place, according to Police News Affairs. A 2-11 alarm was called as the fire spread to several buildings, officials said. In one of the buildings, firefighters found the body of a woman, in her 50s, who had been stabbed several times, police said. She was dead on the scene, police said.

Authorities said it appeared the fire had been started in the building where the woman was found.

The woman was identified as Lucy Wrobel, 51, of the 2500 block of West 45th Place, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Her cause of death was pending an autopsy scheduled for later today.

fire department tower ladder at fire scene

Tim Olk photo

fire blows out the rear of a Chicago two-flat

Tim Olk photo

fire blows out the roof of Chicago two-flat

Tim Olk photo

chief fire officers at Chicago fire scene

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Chicago battalion chief covered with ice

Tim Olk photo

firefighters in tower ladder basket with smoke

Tim Olk photo

heavy smoke pushes from the attic of a Chicago two-flat

Josh Boyajian photo

Josh Boyajian photo

More of Tim’s images can be viewed HERE.

More of Josh’s images can be viewed HERE.

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Chicago working fire, 2-2-14

Feb 4

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Images from Tim Olk of Chicago firefighters working an alley garage at 48th And Damen on Sunday, February 2nd.

firefighters working garage fire in the snow

Tim Olk photo

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Norwood Park Box Alarm, 1-28-14 (more)

Jan 31

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This from Steve Redick:

Here are the photos to match the previous video. From what I was told the fire involved the chimney and wood burning stove in the basement, and the fire ran up to the attic. Make no mistake it was bitter cold, several degrees below zero. It was tough to do anything. Finally got some shots of the new rig working. This was a done deal in very short order.

Steve Redick

heavy smoke from single family house on fire

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

firemen use saw to ventilate roof at house fire

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

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3-Alarm fire in Lake Forest, January 28, 2014

Jan 29

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Lake Forest firefighters responded to a reported basement fire Tuesday afternoon at 180 W. Laurel Avenue. The first arriving unit reported nothing showing from the outside, but found smoke upon entering the large house. Within roughly 9 minutes, the alarm was upgraded to a working still alarm, a MABAS Box Alarm, and then a 2nd Alarm as smoke began escaping from the eaves.

winter fire scene photos with E-ONE quint

Larry Shapiro photo

There was a hydrant at the end of the long, curvy driveway. The first-due Lake Forest engine and the Knollwood quint both made the driveway … with some difficulty. Fire was located in the void space beneath the first floor and then in some walls on the second floor.

Larry Shapiro photo

winter fire scene photos with Pierce engine

Larry Shapiro photo

The alarm was upgraded to a 3rd Alarm for additional companies to standby in the event that the fire got away from the companies working inside. The fire was contained before long without doing extensive damage to the structure of the house. Temperatures were hovering just above 0 with a negative windchill.

Larry Shapiro photo

firefighter on cold day after fighting fire

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk took it in.

Lake Bluff squad. Larry Shapiro photo

Apparatus lined the narrow street. Larry Shapiro photo

Companies at the scene were:

Lake Forest with two engines, an ambulance, a tower ladder, and chief officers
Knollwood with a quint
Highwood with a quint
Mundelein with an engine
Lake Bluff with an engine
Libertyville with an engine
Beach Park with an engine
Highland Park with an engine
Grayslake with an engine
Lake Villa with an engine
Wauconda with an engine
Round Lake with an engine
Countryside with a truck and a chief
Gurnee with a truck
Great Lakes with a truck
Fox Lake with a squad
Lincolnshire with an ambulance, squad and chief
Northbrook with an ambulance
Long Grove with an ambulance
Barrington Countryside with an ambulance
Quad 2 Mobile Command Post
Deerfield chief

Beach Park Engine 1222. Larry Shapiro photo

Round Lake Engine 262. Larry Shapiro photo

Great Lakes Truck 1931. Larry Shapiro photo

The complete set of Larry’s images will be posted soon to his site.

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Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire, 1-10-14

Jan 10

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Phone images from Josh Boyajian from a Still & Box Alarm fire at 1039 N. Laurel this morning.

Chicago firefighters fight winter house fire

Josh Boyajian photo

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Chicago working fire, 1-9-14

Jan 10

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This from Jeff Rudolph:

Battalion 17 had a working fire at 5711 S. Calumet this afternoon. Fire started in the basement, and travelled up the walls. Not a lot of fire, more overhaul.

Jeff R.