APARTMENT FIRE SPREADS TO BUILDING NEXT-DOOR ON NORTH MONTICELLO AVE, CHICAGO

    SAT NOV 08 2014 ~4:44 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    APARTMENT FIRE/STILL AND BOX/WORKING FIRE
    921 N MONITICELLO AVE CHICAGO, IL

    E44 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A FIRE IN A 2-STORY ORDINARY.

    BC13 REPORTS A 25X45 2-STORY ORDINARY VACANT WITH THE BACK END GOING, AND A 25X45 COMMUNICATION WITH THE SECOND FLOOR GOING. GIVE ME A BOX.

    BC13 REPORTS THREE EXTERIOR LINES AND ONE INTERIOR LINE AT 4:57 AM.

    BC13 REPORTS PRIMARY SEARCH COMPLETE AND CLEAR AT 5:03 AM. EXPOSURE IS ON THE B SIDE.

    5 LINES STRETCH, 3 IN OPERATION, 3 GROUND LADDERS, AERIAL TO THE ROOF, ALL COMPANIES WORKING IN A 2-STORY VACANT 25X50 WITH PRIMARY SEARCH UNDERWAY ON THE SECOND FLOOR AT 5:04 AM. D SIDE FACES AN EMPTY LOT.

    SAME DIMENSIONS ON THE EXPOSURE BUILDING.

    2-2-1 ORDERS ALL COMPANIES TO SLOW IT DOWN IN THE ABANDONED BUILDING WITH THE MAIN BODY OF FIRE KNOCKED -- COLLAPSE RISK WITH TOO MUCH HOSE WEIGHT ON THE FLOOR.

    2-2-1 TOLD TO SWITCH TO FIREGROUND, BUT REPLIES THAT HIS RADIO INDICATES HE IS ON FIREGROUND AND THAT HE MUST HAVE A MALFUNCTIONING RADIO.

    SECONDARY SEARCH COMPLETE AND WORKING ON OVERHAUL AT 5:17 AM.

    ONE FIREFIGHTER WITH MINOR INJURY.

    B-SIDE ADDRESS IS 925 N MONTICELLO AVE.

    ENGINE(S): E44 E76

    TRUCK(S): T36 T35

    SQD2 CV271

    RIT: BC12 T26

    CHIEF(S): BC13

    EMS: A ?? FC454 STANDBY A ??

    STAGING: AUGUSTA AND LAWNDALE



    STRUCK OUT AT 5:31 AM ON ORDERS OF 2-2-1.

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