EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT FOX VALLEY SYSTEMS PAINT/PAVEMENT MARKING COMPANY ON INDUSTRIAL DR, CARY

WED MAR 06 2013 ~1:32 PM
CARY FPD
BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL/STRUCTURE FIRE
640 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE CARY, IL

MABAS DIVISION 5 BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL BOX 5-281 FOR AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE. WITNESSES NEARBY REPORTING ONE OR MORE EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY HEAVY SMOKE. THREE PEOPLE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL(S) WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.

WITNESSES REPORT "HALF OF THE BUILDING IS GONE". AT LEAST ONE MAN WAS DOWN ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. THE BUSINESSES ON THE BLOCK HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.

BUSINESS IS FOX VALLEY SYSTEMS -- A MANUFACTURER OF PAINT AND SYSTEMS FOR PAVEMENT MARKING SYSTEMS.

NUNDA, CRYSTAL LAKE, BARRINGTON AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID ...

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EXPLOSION CAUGHT ON VIDEO (6:52): Explosion with debris flying and heavy smoke from a commercial building where paint and paint striping systems are manufactured at 640 Industrial Drive in Cary, Illinois (VIDEO CREDIT: 3GSTORE.COM).

ALLEY GARAGE FIRE ON SOUTH CAMPBELL AVE, CHICAGO

WED MAR 06 2013 ~8:10 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
WORKING FIRE/DETACHED GARAGE
4321 S CAMPBELL AVE CHICAGO, IL

BN 15 REPORTS A WORKING FIRE IN AN ALLEY GARAGE.

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EMS BOX FOR MULTIPLE PEOPLE SICK FROM CARBON MONOXIDE ON HILLTOP DRIVE, ITASCA

WED MAR 06 2013 ~11:58 AM
ITASCA FPD
EMS BOX/CO ILLNESS
925 HILLTOP DRIVE ITASCA, IL

MABAS DIVISION 12 REQUESTED A BOX ALARM FOR CO ILLNESSES AT A COMMERCIAL BUILDING.

ADDISON, BENSENVILLE, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ROSELLE, WOOD DALE ARE MUTUAL AID.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS CHANGE OF QUARTERS.

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OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER RESCUES BOY FROM DES PLAINES RIVER, DES PLAINES

TUE MAR 05 2013 ~3:40 PM
DES PLAINES FIRE DEPARTMENT
WATER RESCUE/CITIZEN RESCUE
JOSEPH SCHWAB ROAD DES PLAINES, IL

BOY RESCUED BY OFF-DUTY EVANSTON POLICE OFFICER SEAN O’BRIEN AFTER THE BOY JUMPED INTO THE DES PLAINES RIVER. BOY, AGE 7,  TRANSPORTED TO LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL IN GOOD CONDITION BY DES PLAINES FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS. BOY HAD BEEN RUNNING AROUND INTERSECTION AT RIVER RD AND MINER.

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HOUSE FIRE ON SOUTH UNION AVE, CHICAGO

TUE MAR 05 2013 ~9:05 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
STILL AND BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
7628 S UNION CHICAGO, IL

BN 18 CALLS FOR A STILL AND BOX ALARM BECAUSE OF WATER PROBLEMS AT A HOUSE FIRE -- 2.5-STORY, 30x70.

BN 18 REPORTS TWO LINES ON THE FIRE WITH WATER PROBLEMS SOLVED AT ABOUT 9:33 PM.

NEW STAGING AREA IS AT 76TH AND HALSTED -- MOVED FROM 76 AND UNION.

2-2-5 REPORTS 3 LINES ON THE FIRE, MAKING GOOD PROGRESS, GOOD WATER SUPPLY, AND SEARCHES UNDERWAY AT ABOUT 9:36 PM. STRUCK OUT BY ORDERS OF 2-2-5 AT ABOUT 9:43 PM.

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BUILDING FIRE ON WEST ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO

TUE MAR 05 2013 ~4:54 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
STILL AND BOX ALARM
3953 W ARMITAGE AVE CHICAGO, IL

HEAVY FIRE, WELL-INVOLVED 50X100, 2 LINES ON THE FIRE. TWO AERIALS UP. EXPOSURE BUILDINGS AT RISK.

APARTMENTS ON THE SECOND FLOOR ABOVE COMMERCIAL/AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS.

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PIN-IN CRASH AT HARLEM AVE AND DEMPSTER ST, NILES/MORTON GROVE INTERSECTION

MON MAR 04 2013 ~7:06 AM
NILES FIRE DEPARTMENT/MORTON GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT
PIN-IN CRASH/EXTRICATION
DEMPSTER ST AND HARLEM AVE NILES, IL

MORTON GROVE BN 4, AND NILES ENG 2, TRK 2

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DETACHED GARAGE FIRE ON NORA AVE, NILES

SUN MAR 03 2013 ~3:50 PM
NILES FIRE DEPARTMENT
WORKING FIRE/GARAGE FIRE
7928 NORA AVE NILES, IL

FIREFIGHTERS REPORT A HEADER IN THE SKY DURING RESPONSE. ENG 3 REPORTS FULLY-INVOLVED CAR FIRE IN A DETACHED GARAGE.

ENG 4 REQUEST FOR BACKUP. FIRE KNOCKED AT 3:51 PM

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FATAL MOTORCYCLE, VEHICLE CRASH AT LAKE ST AND WHEATON RD, ROSELLE

SUN MAR 03 2013 ~7:39 PM
ROSELLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
FATAL CRASH/VEHICLE VS MOTORCYCLE/EXTRICATION
LAKE ST AND WHEATON RD ROSELLE, IL

CAR VS MOTORCYCLE CRASH REPORTED INVOLVING MAN DOWN ON THE GROUND WITH TRAUMATIC ARREST AND HEAVY EXTRICATION WORK ON THE VEHICLE -- A WHITE CHEVY MALIBU.

MOTORCYCLE DRIVER, MALE AGE 19, AND DRIVER OF VEHICLE, MALE, AGE 35 KILLED IN CRASH. THE MOTORCYCLE DRIVER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BRIAN WOJCIK. THE DRIVER OF THE CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS DAVID PHILLIPS.

MALE, 13, INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL IN DOWNERS GROVE. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM ON SCENE PAST MIDNIGHT.

RESPONSE:
ROSELLE 505, 521, 533, 541, 543. BLOOMINGDALE BN 3, AMB 10, ENG 2
CAROL STREAM BN 28

WITNESSES REPORT MOTORCYCLE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE CRASH.

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TRUCK FIRE ON EAST DEVON AVE AND YORK ROAD, ELK GROVE VILLAGE

SAT MAR 02 2013 ~7:32 PM
ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
TRUCK FIRE
2100 EAST DEVON AVE ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

FULLY-INVOLVED SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK TRACTOR. WOOD DALE IS MUTUAL AID. FIGHTING THE FIRE WITH FOAM.

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APARTMENT FIRE ON NORTH SPAULDING AVE, CHICAGO

SAT MAR 02 2013 ~2:29 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
WORKING FIRE/APARTMENT FIRE
2833 N SPAULDING CHICAGO, IL

FIRE REPORTED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF TWO STORY 25X50 APARTMENT BUILDING. ONE LINE ON THE FIRE REPORTED TO BE IN THE KITCHEN. AERIAL TO THE ROOF.

BN 10 TRK 35 RIT.

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FIRE AT TRAVERSO'S RESTAURANT AT PLAINFIELD-NAPERVILLE RD AND LEVERENZ RD, NAPERVILLE

SAT MAR 02 2013 ~6:50 PM
NAPERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WORKING FIRE/RESTAURANT FIRE
2523 PLAINFIELD NAPERVILLE RD NAPERVILLE, IL

RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE REPORTED A FIRE. QUICK KNOCK ON FIRE. BUILDING CHECKED FOR FIRE EXTENSION -- NEGATIVE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

RESTAURANT CLOSED FOR ROUTINE POST-FIRE HEALTH INSPECTION BY WILL COUNTY HEALTH INSPECTORS.

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