FIRE AT WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL: IGNITION OF ROOFING MATERIAL AND LARGE BLACK HEADER

TUE AUG 13 2013 ~4:18 PM
WHEELING FIRE DEPARTMENT
OUTDOOR FIRE WITH HIGH SCHOOL EXPOSURE
900 SOUTH ELMHURST RD WHEELING, IL

WORKING FIRE/CODE 4 FOR A TAR KETTLE AND ROOFING MATERIALS ON FIRE AT GROUND LEVEL NEXT TO WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING/MAIN ENTRANCE.

VIDEO: Tar kettle and roofing material fire at Wheeling High School near main entrance on est side of the high school.

POLICE DISCOVERED FLAMES AND WORKERS TRYING TO EXTINGUISH ROOFING MATERIALS AND A TAR POT ON FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT THE FRONT OF WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL.

FIRST FIREFIGHTERS ON THE SCENE REPORTED A TAR KETTLE AND A DUMPSTER FULLY-INVOLVED WITH FIRE IMPINGING ON THE SCHOOL BUILDING. FIREFIGHTERS IMMEDIATELY PULLED A 2.5-INCH LINE AND PUT WATER ON THE SCHOOL BUILDING TO PROTECT THE SCHOOL BUILDING. TWO ADDITIONAL LINES WERE THEN USED TO PUT WATER ON THE ACTUAL FIRE.

FIREFIGHTERS REPORTED THE SCHOOL BUILDING WAS ALL CLEAR AT ABOUT 4:43 P.M., AND REPORTED THAT IT APPEARED EVERYTHING WAS UNDER CONTROL AT ABOUT 4:46 P.M.

NO INJURIES REPORTED.

FIREFIGHTERS FROM ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, BUFFALO GROVE, LONG GROVE AND PROSPECT HEIGHTS ASSISTED WHEELING FIREFIGHTERS.

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