FIRE IN A COMED SUBSTATION AT RAVENSWOOD AVE AND ROSEHILL DR -- ACROSS FROM ROSEHILL CEMETERY, CHICAGO

FRI OCT 24 2014 ~8:39 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
TRANSFORMER SUBSTATION FIRE/WORKING FIRE
5801 N RAVENSWOOD CHICAGO, IL

E59 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS THE ADDRESS IS A COMED FACILITY -- "I'LL GET BACK TO YOU."

BC9 REPORTS A FIRE IN A TRANSFORMER IN A SUBSTATION; NEED COM ED ASAP ... DEFENSIVE -- EVERYBODY OUT -- IT'S ARCING AWAY IN HERE AT 8:32 AM.

BC ?? REPORTS A COMMONWEALTH EDISON SUBSTATION ONE BLOCK BY ONE BOCK WITH A FIRE IN A TRANSFORMER.

ONLY 5 CUSTOMERS REPORTED WITHOUT POWER, ACCORDING TO COMED OUTAGE MAP ... https://www.comed.com/_layouts/comedsp/OutageMap.aspx



Crews wrap up at Ravenswood and Rosehill after an electrical fire. pic.twitter.com/UtpVw0z8bo

— Craig Newman (@craignewman) October 24, 2014



ENGINE(S): E59 E70

TRUCK(S): T47 T12

SQD2 CV272

HAZMAT UNIT 5-1-2

RIT: BC10 T38

CHIEF(S): BC9

EMS: A ?? FC ?? STANDBY A ??

LEVEL I HAZMAT AT WORKING FIRE AT 8:36 AM ON ORDERS OF BC9.

WIND: WNW 5 MPH

STAGING: BRYN MAWR AND RAVENSWOOD

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