HOUSE FIRE WITH EXPLOSION ON CULLERTON ST NEAR LOOMIS ST, CHICAGO

SAT FEB 22 2014 ~5:10 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
HOUSE FIRE/STILL AND BOX ALARM
1340 W CULLERTON ST CHICAGO, IL

CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A 2.5-STORY FRAME WITH A FIRE IN THE REAR (HOUSE FIRE 25X45). BC4 REQUESTS AN AMBULANCE TO SECTOR 1 (A19) AND REPORTS AN EXPLOSION ON THE SECOND FLOOR -- LOOKS LIKA A NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION AT ABOUT 5:15 AM. THREE PEOPLE INJURED -- TWO SERIOUSLY INJURED.



1340 cullerton still and box with level 1 and plan 1. Struck at 603am pic.twitter.com/qDBNiD8k5Z
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) February 22, 2014

WALLS BLOWN OUT ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

TWO LINES ON THE FIRE. ANOTHER AMBULANCE TO SECTOR 1 (A45) AT 5:17 AM.

WALLS BLOWN OUT IN SECTOR 2. EXTERIOR ATTACK, NO SEARCHES, NO CREWS ON THE ROOF.

SQD1 COME IN FROM WEST TO USE BASKET. 3 LINES ON THE FIRE -- ALL OCCUPANTS ACCOUNTED FOR AT 5:26 AM.

EXPOSURE BUILDINGS OK.

FIRE MOSTLY OUT AB 5:38 AM. MINIMAL INTERIOR ATTACK FOR HOT SPOTS. GAS SHUT OFF.

TL5 FINISHES THE WASH DOWN AT 6:25 AM.

ENGINE(S): E18 E23

TRUCK(S): TRK TRK TWR

SQD1 CV271

RIT: BC14 T2

CHIEF(S):
BC15 PLANS
BC2 BOX CHIEF
2-2-1, 2-1-7
2-1-31

5-1-5

EMS: AMB FC STANDBY AMB

STAGING: ASHLAND AND CULLERTON

HAZMAT LEVEL 1 FOR THE NATURAL GAS ON ORDERS OF BC4 AT 5:16 AM

EMS PLAN1 AT 5:18 AM.


EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT 5:45 AM

LEVEL 1 HAZMAT SECURED AT 545 AM

STRUCK OUT AT 6:04 AM

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