MAN DIES AFTER FALL INTO SMOKESTACK ON ROOF OF 42-STORY INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL BUILDING ON MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO

WED DEC 12 2012 ~1:10 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
CONFINED SPACE RESCUE
505 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO, IL

MALE, AGE 23, FELL INTO SMOKE STACK ABOUT 22 FEET ABOVE THE 42ND FLOOR OF INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL. VICTIM WAS WEDGED IN A BEND IN THE STACK. BELOW BEND WAS A 42-STORY DROP. FIREFIGHTERS SECURED AN AREA WITH BOARDS, JUST BELOW THE VICTIM TO PREVENT FALLS OF THE VICTIM AND/OR RESCUERS. HOLE CUT IN STEEL INNER DUCT OF SMOKE STACK. VICTIM NO LONGER COMMUNICATING AT ABOUT 3:15 AM. TRANSPORTED ABOUT 4:20 AM. TO NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND PRONOUNCED DEAD ABOUT 5:15 AM.

APARTMENT FIRE: RESIDENT KILLED, FIREFIGHTER, POLICE INJURED ON NORTH DUNTON AVE, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

THU DEC 13 2012 ~4:09 AM
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT
APARTMENT UNIT FIRE/VICTIM
299 N DUNTON AVE, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL

WORKING FIRE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR. FIREFIGHTERS HOOKED UP TO A STANDPIPE, AND FOUND A VICTIM IN THE APARTMENT. ALSO A REPORT OF AN INJURED FIREFIGHTER. THE INCIDENT IS REPORTED TO BE A POSSIBLE CRIME SCENE.

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FIRE ON WEST BELMONT AVE., CHICAGO

WED DEC 12 2012 ~4:00 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
WORKING FIRE
1040 W BELMONT AVE CHICAGO, IL

BN 5 REPORTS A FIRE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF A THREE-STORY, 80 X 125 BUILDING. THIS IS GIORDANO'S ADDRESS, BUT THE FIRE WAS NOT AT GIORDANO'S. FIRE WAS NEARBY, AND THE PIZZA BUSINESS WAS NOT AFFECTED, ACCORDING TO GIORDANO'S.

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ROOF FIRE IN A COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON EAST CHICAGO AVE., WESTMONT

WED DEC 12 2012 ~8:00 AM
WESTMONT FIRE DEPARTMENT
WORKING FIRE/COMMERCIAL BUILDING
110 E CHICAGO AVE WESTMONT, IL

FIRE IN THE ROOF OF A ONE-STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING.

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EXTRA ALARM FOR HOUSE FIRE ON SOUTH LAWNDALE AV, ALSIP

WED DEC 12 2012 ~11:30 AM
ALSIP FIRE DEPARTMENT
BOX ALARM FOR CQ/STRUCTURE FIRE
12226 S LAWNDALE AVE, ALSIP

HOUSE FIRE.

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GAS LEAK CAUSES EVACUATION ON 23RD ST, CICERO

WED DEC 12 2012 ~4:27 PM
CICERO FIRE DEPARTMENT
GAS LEAK EVACUATION
4832 23RD ST CICERO, IL

IMMEDIATE AREA EVACUATED FOR A NATURAL GAS LEAK.

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CONDO FIRE ON SKOKIE BLVD, WILMETTE

WED DEC 12 2012 ~11:08 AM
WILMETTE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WORKING FIRE/CONDO-APARTMENT BUILDING
440 SKOKIE BLVD WILMETTE, IL

REPORT OF FIRE SHOWING OUT OF A WINDOW. BN 26 REQUESTS A CODE 4. EVANSTON, GLENVIEW, HIGHLAND PARK MUTUAL AID

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SMALL PLANE CRASH NEAR ROUTE 38 AND WEBSTER RD, DEKALB

TUE DEC 11 2012 ~3:45 PM
DEKALB FIRE DEPARTMENT
AIRCRAFT CRASH
IL 38 AND WEBSTER RD DEKALB, IL

DEKALB POLICE OFFICER WITNESSED AIRCRAFT SMOKING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE IN FLIGHT. THE PLANE THEN CRASHED AND FLIPPED. THE PILOT, WHO WAS RESPONSIVE, WAS EXTRICATED BY FIREFIGHTERS FROM DEKALB FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CORTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

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APARTMENT FIRE ON WEST 81ST ST., CHICAGO

TUE DEC 11 2012 ~3:22 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
WORKING FIRE/APARTMENT FIRE
1223 W 81ST ST CHICAGO, IL

FIRE IN A 50 X 125 APARTMENT BUILDING. FIRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR WITH TWO LINES ON THE FIRE.

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REACT MEDICAL HELICOPTER CRASH IN COMPTON, IL

MON DEC 10 2012 ~8:30 PM
COMPTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
MEDICAL HELICOPTER CRASH
41.759508,-89.08363 (STAGING AT US 30 AND IL 251 IN COMPTON, IL)

REACT MEDICAL HELICOPTER CRASH IN FIELD JUST SOUTH OF US 30 AND IL 251 KILLED THREE CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD. NO PATIENTS WERE ON BOARD.

THE CREW MEMBERS ON THE MEDICAL HELICOPTER WERE PILOT ANDY OLSON; FLIGHT NURSE JIM DILLOW, R.N.; AND FLIGHT NURSE KAREN HOLLIS, R.N.

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METRA ELECTRIC SOUTH SHORE TRAIN 334 CRASHES WITH CAR, 2 INJURED IN CAR

MON DEC 10 2012 ~5:30 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
CAR VS TRAIN/EXTRICATION
71ST AND CORNELL AVE CHICAGO, IL (NEAR STONY ISLAND STATION)

METRA ELECTRIC LINE TRAIN 334 STRUCK VEHICLE INJURING DRIVER AND PASSENGER. EXTRICATION OPERATION. ONE TRANSPORTED CODE RED, AND ONE TRANSPORTED CODE YELLOW. BOTH TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. ELECTRIC OVERHEAD LINES SHUT DOWN DURING RESCUE OPERATION. TRAIN TRACKS LOCATED IN MEDIAN OF ROAD.

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THOMAS WALSH, 23, CHARGED WITH ARSON AFTER FIRES SET ALONG WEST FLETCHER ST, CHICAGO

SUN DEC 09 2012 ~4:15 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT

6300 W FLETCHER ST CHICAGO, IL (MULTIPLE ADDRESSES NEARBY)

ENG 125 ON SCENE WITH A POLE ON FIRE ABOUT 4:14 AM. ENG 125 REPORTS MULTIPLE FIRES ABOUT 4:21 AM. REQUEST FOR CHIEF WITH BN 11 RESPONDING. REQUESTS STILL FOR A GARAGE AND AN AUTO ON FIRE AT ABOUT 4:22 AM AT 6300 FLETECHER. TRK 53 ON SCENE. ENG 94 RESPONDS TO 6100 FLETCHER. SEVEN TRASH CONTAINERS, SET ON FIRE -- SPREAD TO A GARAGE AND AT LEAST TWO VEHICLES. FORD FOCUS DESTROYED.

ALSO, FIRE AT POLE CAUSED DOWNED POWER LINES AND ARCING. A DOCTOR'S OFFICE NEARBY ALSO RECEIVED FIRE DAMAGE AND ELECTRICAL DAMAGE.

THOMAS J. WALSH, 23, OF THE 3100 BLOCK OF NORTH MENARD AVENUE, CHARGED WITH ARSON IN CONNECTION WITH AT LEAST FIVE FIRES SET ABOUT 4 A.M. IN THE 6100 TO 6300 BLOCKS OF WEST FLETCHER ST. $100K BAIL. SUSPECT WAS WEARING A BLUE T-SHIRT WITH CFD LOGO, BUT IS NOT EMPLOYED BY CITY OF CHICAGO

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