4 CHILDREN KILLED IN APARTMENT FIRE WITH 2 ADULTS JUMPING OUT WINDOWS ON SOUTH VERNON AVE NEAR 113TH ST, CHICAGO

SUN SEP 07 2014 ~3:29 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
APARTMENT FIRE/2-11/STILL AND BOX/WORKING FIRE
11238 S VERNON AVE CHICAGO, IL

E62? CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A FIRE IN THE COURTYARD OF A 3-STORY ORDINARY. T27 CREW ON ARRIVAL AT SIDE A REPORTS THEY NEED TWO AMBULANCES "WE GOT JUMPERS" AND "GIVE ME A BOX"



#Chicago: An extra alarm fire in #Roseland leaves several children dead & 2 adults critically injured. #fatalfire pic.twitter.com/91V5X8TW8u
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FOUR CHILDREN KILLED -- FEMALE AGE 5 OR 6, MALE AGE 10, MALE AGE 14, AND FEMALE AGE 15 OR 16.  THE 16-YEAR-OLD FEMALE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN SHIELDING THE MALE AGE 5 OR 6.

ADULT MALE AND ADULT FEMALE MOTHER JUMPED OUT OF THE THIRD FLOOR WINDOW. BOTH TRANSPORTED TO ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER -- LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

ABOUT 50 PEOPLE ARE DISPLACED FROM THE APARTMENT BUILDING.

STILL AND BOX AT 3:30 AM.

ENGINE(S): E62, E75

TRUCK(S): T27, T62

SQD5 CV274

RIT: BC21 T42

CHIEF(S): BC22

EMS: A ?? FC ?? STANDBY A ??

STILL AND BOX AT 3:30 AM ON ORDERS OF T27 AND BC22 AT 3:30 AM.


EMS PLAN 1 AT

2-11 ALARM AT 03:44 AM

ENGINE(S): E120

TRUCK(S): T40 TL37

CHIEF(S):
226
BC20 SAFETY CHIEF

LIGHT WAGON AND REHAB UNIT HELD UP

BATTERY TRUCK 639 RESPONDING -- HELD UP

BREATHING APPARATUS TRUCK 644


STAGING: 113TH AND KING

STRUCK OUT THE 2-11 AT 3:58:36 AM

EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT 4:20:17 AM ON ORDERS OF 216

OFI 467

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ABC7Chicago 4 Children Killed in Roseland Fire, 2 Adults Critical.