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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