MAYWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE AT HIGH SCHOOL/2ND LEVEL BOX ALARM
FIRST AVE AND MADISON ST MAYWOOD, IL
MABAS DIVISION 20 BOX ALARM ON BOX #200 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (FIRE IN HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING).
FIRE COMMAND IS REPORTING A FIRE IN A THREE-STORY, ORDINARY CONSTRUCTION, 125X125 SQUARE FEET WITH A FIRE ON THE SECOND LEVEL THAT IS EXTENDING TO THE TOP LEVEL. FIREFIGHTERS ARE MOVING TO THE ROOF, AND CHECKING THE CONDITION OF THE ROOF. FIREFIGHTERS ARE ALSO CONDUCTING SEARCHES IN THE INTERIOR OF THE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
UPGRADED TO A THIRD ALARM AT 9:26 P.M.
FIRE IS POSSIBLY KNOCKED AT ABOUT 9:45 P.M. BUT HEAVY SMOKE CONDITIONS STILL EXIST INSIDE THE SCHOOL BUILDING, AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE PULLING THE CEILING DOWN ON THE THIRD FLOOR TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT THE FIRE. MOBILE VENTILATION UNIT RESPONDING TO SCENE.
A MOBILE VENTILATION UNIT IS ON THE SCENE AND WORKING TO CLEAR A LARGE VOLUME OF SMOKE OUT OF THE SCHOOL. THE FIRE IS DECLARED OUT, BUT FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL CHECKING FOR EXTENSION OF THE FIRE IN HIDDEN AND/OR ADJACENT AREAS -- AND LOOKING FOR HOT SPOTS AT 9:58 PM.
It's not bad. Scared a bunch of theatre kids, though. Proviso East High School Fire. @Chicago_Scanner @chicagokenji pic.twitter.com/H8PfF0Q10z
— Noel Montenegro (@NoelAmadeus) May 11, 2014
BOX ALARM AT 09:04 PM
ENGINE(S): BROADVIEW, MELROSE PARK RIT
EMS: RIVER GROVE
CHIEF(S): MAYWOOD, BROADVIEW
SPECIAL: STONE PARK SAFETY, BERKELEY PHOTO
CHANGE OF QUARTERS: HILLSIDE ENGINE
2ND ALARM AT 9:09 PM
ENGINE(S): BERKELEY, HILLSIDE
TRUCK(S): WESTCHESTER, FRANKLIN PARK LADDER 2
SQUAD(S): MAYWOOD
CHIEF(S): BELLWOOD
SPECIAL: DIVISION 20 COM VAN, ROSEMONT INVESTIGATOR
CHANGE OF QUARTERS: LEYDEN ENGINE
3RD ALARM AT 9:26 PM
ENGINE(S): NORTHLAKE, STONE PARK
TRUCK(S): FOREST PARK
CHIEF(S): MELROSE PARK
SPECIAL: CANTEEN
THIRD ALARM 3-11 STRUCK OUT AT 10:14 PM.
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