FATAL APARTMENT FIRE: 2 WOMEN IN THEIR 20S FOUND DEAD IN BASEMENT APARTMENT ON W PARKER AVE NEAR KILBOURN AVE AND KELVYN PARK, CHICAGO

    THU OCT 16 2014 ~11:10 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    APARTMENT FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    4529 W PARKER CHICAGO, IL

    UPDATE: TWO WOMEN IN THEIR 20S REPORTED DEAD AT THE SCENE IN THE BASEMENT APARTMENT. WOMEN REPORTED AS "A COUPLE" WITH A MALE UNKNOWN THAT ALSO LIVED IN THE BASEMENT APARTMENT.

    POSSIBLE ACCELERANT FOUND AT THE SCENE (INDICATED BY K-9). BOMB AND ARSON UNIT ON SCENE INVESTIGATING.

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    E91 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS NOTHING SHOWING AT ABOUT 11:11 PM.

    BC7 REPORTS A LITTLE SMOKE FROM A 2-STORY ORDINARY, 25X75.

    BC7 REPORTS ONE LINE LED OUT, MAIN AERIAL TO THE ROOF, PRIMARY SEARCH UNDERWAY BY 11:19 PM.

    BC7 REQUEST ANOTHER AMBULANCE FOR A CIVILIAN AT 11:26 PM. AMBULANCE REQUESTED TO REPORT TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

    PRIMARY SEARCH COMPLETE AND NEGATIVE ON ONE AND TWO, FIRE IS KNOCKED AND CREWS ARE CHECKING FOR EXTENSION BY 11:29 PM.

    OFI REQUESTED AT 11:30 PM.

    BC7 REPORTS A 2-STORY ORDINARY CONSTRUCTION 25X75 WITH FIRE THAT WAS IN THE BASEMENT. FIRE IS REPORTED WITH ONE VICTIM (UPDATE REPORTED AT 11:35 PM)

    SECONDARY SEARCH COMPLETE AND NEGATIVE AT 11:45 PM.

    TWO WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS REPORTED ON TWO FLOORS AT 11:47 PM. POSSIBLY NO DETECTORS WORKING IN THE BASEMENT APARTMENT, AS CHICAGO FIRE MEDIA IS REPORTING "NO DETECTORS"

    ENGINE(S): E91 E ??

    TRUCK(S): T ?? T ?? TL ??

    SQD2? CV272

    RIT: BC8 T13

    CHIEF(S): BC7
    2-2-2

    EMS: A7 FC ?? STANDBY A48 THIRD AMB ??

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