MAN KILLED IN CRASH AT RACINE AND 101ST THAT PUSHED CAR DOWN EMBANKMENT TO I-57, CHICAGO

SAT MAR 09 2013 ~1:00 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
FATAL CRASH
RACINE AVE AND 101ST ST CHICAGO, IL

CRASH NEAR RACINE STREET AND 101ST STREET. DODGE STRATUS FOUND ON I-57 WITH DEAD MAN EJECTED NEAR THE CAR. CAR TRAVELED FROM RACINE AND 101ST DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ONTO I-57. A BLACK SUV WAS ABANDONED AT THE LOCATION OF THE CRASH AT RACINE AND 101ST. THE SUV IS BELIEVED TO HAVE REAR-ENDED THE STRATUS AND SENT IT DOWN THE EMBANKMENT.

THE MAN FOUND DEAD DIDN'T OWN THE CAR, AND WHOEVER WAS DRIVING THE SUV FLED ON FOOT. POLICE WERE INVESTIGATING TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE SUV AT THE SCENE ACTUALLY PUSHED THE STRATUS OVER THE EMBANKMENT.


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FATAL HOUSE FIRE ON PARKWAY AVE, MCHENRY KILLS 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL

FRI MAR 08 2013 ~1:20 AM
MCHENRY TOWNSHIP FPD
BOX ALARM SECOND LEVEL/FATAL HOUSE FIRE
4510 PARKWAY AVE MCHENRY, IL

POLICE ON SCENE FIRST UPDATED FIREFIGHTERS -- REPORTING THAT ONE PERSON WAS TRAPPED IN THE HOUSE WITH OFFICERS NOT ABLE TO MAKE ENTRY. POLICE EVACUATING NEIGHBORING HOMES. FIRST FIREFIGHTERS ON THE SCENE REPORTED A FULLY-INVOLVED HOUSE FIRE.

FEMALE, AGE 12, ENTRAPPED IN FULLY-INVOLVED HOUSE FIRE, IDENTIFIED AS DIANA GARCIA, FOUND IN A SECOND FLOOR REAR BEDROOM AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. BOTH PARENTS AND THREE BROTHERS ESCAPED THROUGH SECOND FLOOR WINDOWS.

FIRE INVESTIGATORS CHECKED FOR ACCELERANTS, BUT DO NOT BELIEVE ARSON WAS INVOLVED.

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RESCUE: MAN TRAPPED IN A MACHINE AT A COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON PRATT BLVD, ELK GROVE VILLAGE

THU MAR 07 2013 ~5:06 PM
ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
EXTRICATION/MAN TRAPPED IN A MACHINE
2200 PRATT BLVD ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

ELK GROVE FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS WORKING TO FREE A MAN FROM A MACHINE. THE VICTIM HAS BEEN INJURED. VICTIM EXTRICATED AT 5:23 PM.

VICTIM TRANSPORTED ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. ENGINE CREW FOLLOWING AMBULANCE DUE TO EMS MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS.

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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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