APARTMENT FIRE ON W ESTES AVE NEAR PAULINA ST, CHICAGO -- MAYDAY FOR STAIRWAY COLLAPSE

Crews respond to 2-11 fire at apartment building in Rogers Park
2-11 APARTMENT FIRE IN ROGERS PARKCrews are at the scene of a 2-11 fire at a 4-story apartment building located at Estes and Paulina in Chicago's Rogers Park.Full story: http://via.wgntv.com/sqYji
Posted by WGN TV on Monday, January 11, 2016

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SEVEN FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN 2-11 APARTMENT FIRE IN ROGERS PARK

Breaking: 2-11 fire at Estes/Paulina. 4 story residence. EMS Plan 1. pic.twitter.com/p9CJrysR4E
— Roz Varon (@rozvaronABC7) January 11, 2016

REPORT OF AN APARTMENT FIRE WITH FLAMES SHOWING OUT THE WINDOW.

E102 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A 4-STORY BUILDING WITH NOTHING SHOWING.

T25 SIDE A.

BC9 REPORTS THEY HAVE A WORKING FIRE AT A 4-STORY RESIDENTIAL, 100x100; LOOKS LIKE A FIRE ON THE THIRD AND FOURTH FLOORS AT 5:58 AM.

BC9 REPORTS 2 LINES LED OUT TO THE FIRE, AERIAL TO THE ROOF AND PRIMARY SEARCH UNDERWAY AT 6:00 AM.

THIRD TRUCK (T59) ASSIGNED TO THE FIRE.

BC9 ASSIGNS E59 TO FEED E70 WHERE THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR HYDRANT AT 6:07 AM.

BC9: MAYDAY, MAYDAY MAYDAY BY 6:08 AM

BC9 REPORTS A STAIRWAY COLLAPSE WITH FIREFIGHTERS TRAPPED ON UPPER FLOORS AT 6:08 AM.

T19 RESPONDING WITH COLLAPSE RESCUE SHORING UNIT 5-2-2 AT 6:09 AM.

ALL COMPANIES ACCOUNTED FOR AT 6:18 AM. STRIKING OUT THE MAYDAY AT 6:18 AM.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE BACK INSIDE FIGHTING A FIRE ON THE SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH FLOOR BY 6:19 AM.

TAKING A PAR BY 6:19 AM.

HEAVY FIRE COMING THROUGH THE COCKLOFT ON SIDE C AT 6:20 AM.

E-5 WITH 5-2-1 CONTINUING IN AT 6:20 AM.

RELEASING THE MAYDAY RESPONSE AT 6:57 AM.

COLLAPSE UNITS RELEASED AT 6:59 AM.

FLAMES STILL COMING THROUGH THE ROOF AT 6:59 AM.

FOUR LINES ON THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, NO LINES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, FIRE UNDER CONTROL, SOME FIRE IN THE COCKLOFT, CHASING HOT SPOTS AT 7:07 AM.

E5, 5-2-1, T2 IN SERVICE RETURNING ON ORDERS OF 2-1-10 AT 7:11 AM.

HEAVY WHITE SMOKE AT 7:16 AM.

GAS TO BUILDING IS OFF, PRIMARY SEARCH COMPLETE AND NEGATIVE ON ALL THREE FLOORS AND THE BASEMENT BY 7:18 AM.

EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT 7:16 AM ON ORDERS OF 2-1-6.

2-11 ALARM STRUCK OUT AT 7:30 AM ON ORDERS OF 2-1-6.

Firefighters are on the scene of a 2-alarm fire at Estes and Paulina. pic.twitter.com/87KxpFsr1u
— WGN-TV Traffic (@WGNtraffic) January 11, 2016

At Estes and Paulina where a fire hit the 3rd and 4th floor of this apartment. Mayday went out, awaiting update pic.twitter.com/LNGQNEUFrd
— Alex Maragos (@AlexMaragosNBC) January 11, 2016

UNITS ASSIGNED ...

ENGINE(S): E102 E70

TRUCK(S): T25 T47

SQD2 CV272

RIT: BC10 T12

CHIEF(S): BC 9

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

STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 06:01 AM

ENGINE(S): E59 THIRD ENGINE

TRUCK(S): TL21 T38 MAYDAY RIT

SQUAD(S):

EMS: