EXTRA-ALARM: THREE HOUSES IN FLAMES; WOMAN, INFANT FOUND DEAD ON SOUTH EMERALD AVE, CHICAGO

    TUE OCT 15 2013 ~10:39 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    2-11/THREE BUILDINGS ON FIRE
    6730 S EMERALD AVE CHICAGO, IL

    UPDATE: FEMALE INFANT, AGE 11-MONTHS, FOUND DEAD ON FIRST FLOOR. FEMALE, AGE 49, FOUND DEAD ON SECOND FLOOR.

    AFTER SEEING HEAVY SMOKE TWO BLOCKS AWAY, 2-1-12 ORDERS A WORKING FIRE RESPONSE. CREWS ON ARRIVAL REPORT THREE 1.5-STORY FRAMES, EACH 25X40 INVOLVED. BC 18 IN COMMAND. POLICE REPORTING PEOPLE TRAPPED IN THE HOUSE AT 10:49 AM.

    STILL AND BOX AT 10:50 AM. 2-11 AT 10:58 AM.

    NO FIREFIGHTERS INTERIOR, BUILDINGS TOTALLY INVOLVED. SIX LINES ON THE FIRE AT 11:12 AM

    ENGINE(S): ENG 47 ENG 84 ENG 116

    TRUCK(S): TRK 1 TRK 30 (SECTOR 1) TRK 20

    SQD 5 CV 274

    RIT: BC 23 TRK 51

    STAGING: 67TH ST AND HALSTED ST THEN MARQUETTE AND HALSTED ST

    BC 15 SAFETY CHIEF
    BC 19 BOX CHIEF
    BC 17 ?
    2-7-10

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