HAZMAT LEVEL 1 FOR GAS MAIN LEAK IRVING PARK RD AND TAFT AVE, CHICAGO

    WED NOV 14 2012 ~10:11 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HAZMAT LEVEL 1/FUEL LEAK
    IRVING PARK RD AND TAFT AVE, CHICAGO, IL

    TWR REPORTS A GAS LEAK ... STAGING E.  LEAK:  10" GAS MAIN HIT BY CONSTRUCTION CREW.


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EXTRA ALARM FIRE IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING WITH RESCUE(S) ON WEST BUENA AVE, CHICAGO

    WED NOV 14 2012 ~9:27 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX ALARM/APARTMENT FIRE
    736 WEST BUENA AVE CHICAGO, IL

    EXTRA ALARM 2-11 ORDERED AT ABOUT 9:40 AM. BN 9 REPORTS "FOUR PLUS ONE" 100x100 BUILDING WITH FIRE ON THE TOP FLOOR. REPORT OF AN OCCUPANT TRAPPED ON THE FIFTH FLOOR.

    BN 9 RIT. TRK 47. BN 4 SAFETY CHIEF.  STAGING AT CLARENDON AVE AND IRVING PARK RD.

    BN 3 PLANS CHIEF. BN 10 BOX CHIEF. BN 5 ON SCENE. 2-2-2 RESPONDING. FIRE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR WITH AERIAL (TRK 22) TO THE FOURTH FLOOR ATTEMPTING RESCUE -- ONE RESCUED FROM THE FOURTH FLOOR. A MAN WAS TAKEN DOWN A LADDER AND A WOMAN WAS TRANSPORTED TO WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

    EMS PLAN 1 AT ABOUT 9:55 AM. 2-11 STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 9:57 AM.

    ONE FEMALE CODE YELLOW TO WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. ONE FIREFIGHTER TRANSPORTED TO ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTION. ONE MEDICAL REFUSAL.


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HOUSE FIRE ON NORTH WOODARD ST, CHICAGO

    TUE NOV 13 2012 ~11:03 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX/HOUSE FIRE
    2866 NORTH WOODARD ST CHICAGO, IL

    BN 7 REPORTS 2.5-STORY FRAME WITH FIRE ON THE SECOND FLOOR. BOX ALARM REQUESTED ABOUT 11:07 PM.  ENG 14,  BN 10 TRK 35 RIT. THIRD ENG 91 TO REPORT TO THE ALLEY. FOURTH ENG 124 TO SECTOR 1.  BN 12 BOX CHIEF. BN 5 PLANS CHIEF. DEFENSIVE OPS AT ABOUT 11:27 PM. FOUR LINES ON THE FIRE, TOWER LADDER  OPS, ENG 106 DECK GUN, AND SEARCHES NEGATIVE. STILL AND BOX STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 12:16 AM. SEARCHES NEGATIVE.


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STRUCTURE FIRE ON CORTEZ ST, CHICAGO

    TUE NOV 13 2012 ~8:18 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/STRUCTURE FIRE
    2500 W CORTEZ ST CHICAGO, IL (IN THIS BLOCK)

    ENG  57 BN 12 REPORT: TWO-STORY ORDINARY, 25X40. FIRE BLOWING OUT THE WINDOWS IN THE FIRST FLOOR, REAR. ALSO ON SCENE ENG 30 TRK 36 TRK 7.


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FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH ON OAK PARK AVE NEAR 147TH ST AND CAMP SULLIVAN, OAK FOREST

    MON NOV 12 2012 ~8:45 PM
    OAK FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH
    OAK PARK AVE AND 147TH ST OAK FOREST, IL

    FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE, WHICH WAS NORTHBOUND ON A CURVE ON OAK PARK AVENUE NEAR 147TH STREET.

    MATTEO MANUELI, 34, OF ALSIP TRANSPORTED TO PALOS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 9:20 P.M.


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ROLLOVER EJECTION CRASH KILLS MAN NEAR INTERSTATE 88 AND YORK RD, OAK BROOK

    TUE NOV 13 2012 ~5:00 AM
    OAK BROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FATAL ROLLOVER/EJECTION CRASH
    41.853292,-87.931137 (INTERSTATE 88 AND YORK ROAD OAK BROOK, IL -- LOCATION NOT PRECISE)

    INTERSTATE 88 AND YORK ROAD OAK BROOK, IL. SAMUEL SANCHEZ JR , 29, KILLED IN ROLLOVER/EJECTION CRASH. DRIVER SUFFERED NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.


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RESIDENTIAL FIRE ON WEST CRYSTAL ST, CHICAGO

    TUE NOV 13 2012 ~5:00 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE HELD UP/HOUSE FIRE
    2020 W CRYSTAL CHICAGO, IL

    ONE LINE ON THE FIRE AND LADDER TO THE ROOF. WORKING FIRE RESPONSE HELD UP. QUICK KNOCK ON THE FIRE.


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MULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASHES ON ELGIN O'HARE WITH FATALITY, MULTIPLE INJURIES

    MON NOV 12 2012 ~10:34 PM
    ROSELLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASH WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES
     41.993149,-88.122153

    UPDATE: ONE PERSON PRONOUNCED DEAD AT ABOUT 1:30 AM AT ALEXIAN BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER AFTER SUFFERING CRITICAL INJURIES ON THE ELGIN O'HARE EXPRESSWAY NEAR GARY AVE. DHIRAJIAL TEJALA RATANPARA, 42, OF HANOVER PARK, SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HE WAS STRUCK WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE HIS CRASHED CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY.

    WESTBOUND ELGIN O'HARE EXPRESSWAY NEAR GARY AVE -- ROSELLE FIRE DEPARTMENT WORKING ON MULTIPLE CRASHES WITH INJURIES . ALSO DESCRIBED AS MULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASHES BETWEEN ROSELLE ROAD AND GARY AVENUE.  ENTIRE ELGIN O'HARE EXPRESSWAY CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. REPORT OF "MEDIC" HIT AND 15 INJURED -- RELAYED TO SCHAUMBURG POLICE AS THEY BLOCKED ALL ENTRANCE RAMPS. NO EMS BOX REQUESTED. AT LEAST ONE POLICE-INVOLVED CRASH -- EITHER TWO POLICE CARS HIT OR ONE POLICE CAR HIT TWICE.

    BLOOMINGDALE, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, HANOVER PARK, SOUTH ELGIN, STREAMWOOD AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID.


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TWO CRITICALLY INJURED IN CRASH AT IRVING PARK RD AND NARRAGANSETT AVE

    SUN NOV 11 2012 ~6:05 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PERSONAL INJURY CRASH
    6400 WEST IRVING PARK RD CHICAGO, IL

    ONE CODE RED TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER. ONE CODE RED TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL.


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CHICAGO FIREFIGHTER DIES AFTER SUFFERING CARDIAC ARREST -- FOLLOWING WORKING FIRE ON 99TH STREET, CHICAGO

    MON NOV 12 2012 ~2:42 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/ KITCHEN FIRE
    1500 WEST 99TH ST CHICAGO, IL (IN THIS BLOCK)

    KITCHEN FIRE IN A HOME ON 99TH ST. AFTER RETURNING TO THE FIRE STATION AND WHILE CLEANING EQUIPMENT, A FIREFIGHTER SUFFERED FROM SHORTNESS OF BREATH. HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY PARAMEDICS TO LITTLE COPMANY OF MARY HOSPITAL IN EVERGREEN PARK, WHERE HE WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AFTER ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TREATMENT. POLICE AND FIRE PRECESSION TRANSPORTED BODY (IDENTITY NOT YET RELEASED) DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY TO COOK COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE.


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ROOF DAMAGE FROM HIGH WINDS AT WAREHOUSE/COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON LUNT AVE, SCHAUMBURG

    SUN NOV 11 2012 ~2:37 PM
    SCHAUMBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WIND DAMAGE TO ROOF
    815 LUNT AVE SCHAUMBURG, IL

    MINIMAL DAMAGE TO ROOF FROM HIGH WINDS -- ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS PART OF THE ROOF PULLED OFF THE BUILDING.


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APARTMENT FIRE ON WEST JACKSON BLVD, CHICAGO

    SAT NOV 10 2012 ~8:20 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/APARTMENT FIRE
    4333 W JACKSON BLVD CHICAGO, IL

    BN 13 REPORTS FIRE IN A 3-STORY BRICK BUILDING.


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