2-11 EXTRA ALARM FIRE AT STRIP MALL ON SOUTH KEDZIE AVE, CHICAGO

    SAT AUG 17 2013 ~6:57 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    2-11/COMMERCIAL STORE FRONTS FIRE
    5417 SOUTH KEDZIE AVE CHICAGO, IL

    FIREFIGHTERS IN DEFENSIVE MODE WITH 3 MASTER STREAMS, 2 HANDLINES ON A 100X100, ONE-STORY STRUCTURE (STRIP MALL). FIREFIGHTERS CHASING FIRE AT MULTIPLE STORE FRONTS 5417, 5419, 5421, 5425 S KEDZIE AVE.

    ONE-HUNDRED FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE. ONE INJURED FIREFIGHTERS TRANSPORTED TO MERCY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER.


    FIRE STRUCK OUT BY 8:00 A.M.

    BUSINESSES INVOLVED: CRICKET STORE, JUAN DANIEL HAIR DESIGN, KEDZIE LIQUORS BAR, SUPERMERCADO LA FIESTA

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ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE ON JUANITA DR, UNINCORPORATED NAPERVILLE

    FRI AUG 16 2013 ~9:57 AM
    NAPERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE
    28W556 JUANITA DRIVE, NAPERVILLE, IL

    BLACK SMOKE FROM AN ATTACHED GARAGE OF THE SPLIT LEVEL SINGLE-FAMILY HOME IN UNINCORPORATED NAPERVILLE. FIRE EXTINGUISHED IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

    NO INJURIES REPORTED AFTER ONE PERSON EVACUATED. FIRE WAS HELD TO THE GARAGE -- $35,000 DAMAGE.

    CAUSE: IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF SMOKING MATERIALS.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=28w556+juanita+drive,+naperville,+il&t=h&z=17

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FIRE IN A GRINDING MACHINE AT LARSEN MANUFACTURING ON ALLANSON RD, MUNDELEIN

    FRI AUG 16 2013 ~2:56 PM
    MUNDELEIN FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FACTORY FIRE
    1201 ALLANSON ROAD MUNDELEIN, IL

    FIRE IN AN ALUMINUM AND STEEL GRINDING MACHINE AT LARSEN MANUFACTURING. FACTORY SPRINKLER SYSTEM EXTINGUISHED MOST OF THE FIRE. BUILDING EVACUATED, NO INJURIES REPORTED.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=1201+allanson+road+mundelein,+il&t=h&z=17

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MULTI-INJURY CRASH ON NB EDENS JUST SOUTH OF SKOKIE HWY, NEAR WILMETTE

    FRI AUG 16 2013 ~4:02 PM
    WILMETTE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTI-INJURY EXPRESSWAY CRASH
    42.083828,-87.758363 (NB EDENS JUST SOUTH OF SKOKIE)

    AMB 26, AMB 27, SQD 26, TWR 27, SQD 18, BC 26 ... AMB 18 THIRD AMBULANCE

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SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK CRASH, FULLY-ENGULFED/ON FIRE ON I-94 NEAR ROUTE 173, NEWPORT TOWNSHIP

    FRI AUG 16 2013 ~1:20 PM
    NEWPORT TOWNSHIP FPD
    SEMI-TRAILER ROLLOVER FULLY-ENGULFED
    42.463993,-87.96312 (2.5 MM EASTBOUND I-94)

    SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK FULLY-INVOLVED AND BOX TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE. NOT CONFIRMED IF ONLY SEMI-TRAILER IS ROLLED OVER OR IF THERE IS ALSO A BOX TRUCK INVOLVED. ALL DRIVERS OUT OF VEHICLES. TRUCK STILL BURNING -- FULLY ENGULFED AT 1:36 PM. SECOND VEHICLE IS A WHITE BOX TRUCK LOADED WITH PRODUCE.

    MULTIPLE LANES CLOSED. LIGHT POLE DOWN WITH SECOND LIGHT POLE BADLY DAMAGED.

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HOUSE FIRE ON JONQUIL TERRACE, DEERFIELD

    FRI AUG 16 2013 ~8:22 AM
    DEERFIELD-BANNOCKBURN FPD
    WORKING FIRE/HOUSE FIRE
    755 JONQUIL TERRACE DEERFIELD, IL

    HEADER VISIBLE FROM DEERFIELD AND WAUKEGAN. BC 20 REPORTS LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM THE ROOF LINE.

    BUFFALO GROVE, HIGHLAND PARK, LAKE FOREST MUTUAL AID.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=755+jonquil+terrace+deerfield,+il&t=h&z=17

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HOUSE FIRE ON NORTH PULASKI RD, CHICAGO

    THU AUG 15 2013 ~10:20 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/HOUSE FIRE
    4148 N PULASKI RD, CHICAGO, IL

    40X40 BUILDING WITH SMOKE CONDITIONS, LOOKING FOR THE FIRE.

    BC 10, ENG 69, ENG 124, TRK 13, TRK 38

    http://maps.google.com/?q=4148+n+pulaski+rd,+chicago,+il&t=h&z=17

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SPECIAL NEEDS BUS CRASH WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES ON ST. LAWRENCE, CHICAGO

    THU AUG 15 2013 ~7:23 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS PLAN I - MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH
    6651 S ST LAWRENCE CHICAGO, IL

    SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL BUS VS. AUTOMOBILE. ONE ADULT CODE YELLOW AND THREE ADULT CODE GREEN TO UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. TWO CODE GREEN TO ST. BERNARD, AND ONE MEDICAL REFUSAL. NO CHILDREN ON BOARD.


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FIRE AT WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL: IGNITION OF ROOFING MATERIAL AND LARGE BLACK HEADER

    TUE AUG 13 2013 ~4:18 PM
    WHEELING FIRE DEPARTMENT
    OUTDOOR FIRE WITH HIGH SCHOOL EXPOSURE
    900 SOUTH ELMHURST RD WHEELING, IL

    WORKING FIRE/CODE 4 FOR A TAR KETTLE AND ROOFING MATERIALS ON FIRE AT GROUND LEVEL NEXT TO WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING/MAIN ENTRANCE.

    VIDEO: Tar kettle and roofing material fire at Wheeling High School near main entrance on est side of the high school.

    POLICE DISCOVERED FLAMES AND WORKERS TRYING TO EXTINGUISH ROOFING MATERIALS AND A TAR POT ON FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT THE FRONT OF WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL.

    FIRST FIREFIGHTERS ON THE SCENE REPORTED A TAR KETTLE AND A DUMPSTER FULLY-INVOLVED WITH FIRE IMPINGING ON THE SCHOOL BUILDING. FIREFIGHTERS IMMEDIATELY PULLED A 2.5-INCH LINE AND PUT WATER ON THE SCHOOL BUILDING TO PROTECT THE SCHOOL BUILDING. TWO ADDITIONAL LINES WERE THEN USED TO PUT WATER ON THE ACTUAL FIRE.

    FIREFIGHTERS REPORTED THE SCHOOL BUILDING WAS ALL CLEAR AT ABOUT 4:43 P.M., AND REPORTED THAT IT APPEARED EVERYTHING WAS UNDER CONTROL AT ABOUT 4:46 P.M.

    NO INJURIES REPORTED.

    FIREFIGHTERS FROM ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, BUFFALO GROVE, LONG GROVE AND PROSPECT HEIGHTS ASSISTED WHEELING FIREFIGHTERS.

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MUTUAL AID FOR HOUSE FIRE ON EAST 157TH ST HARVEY

    TUE AUG 13 2013 ~8:51 AM
    HARVEY FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CHANGE OF QUARTERS BOX/HOUSE FIRE
    143 EAST 157TH ST HARVEY, IL

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS ON BOX #1 FOR STRUCTURE FIRE. REPORTED PARTIAL COLLAPSE AT A HOUSE FIRE.

    MARKHAM, SOUTH HOLLAND TRUCK

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FATAL CAR-TREE ROLLOVER CRASH AT ROUTE 31 (LA FOX ST) AND WOODRIDGE CIR, SOUTH ELGIN

    FRI AUG 09 2013 ~5:00 PM
    SOUTH ELGIN & COUNTRYSIDE FPD
    FATAL CAR-TREE CRASH
    ROUTE 31 AND WOODRIDGE CIRCLE SOUTH ELGIN, IL

    ONE-VEHICLE ROLLOVER CRASH. VEHICLE STABILIZED ON ITS SIDE BY FIREFIGHTERS. ONE REPORTED KILLED.

    DISPATCH TIME NOT CONFIRMED.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=route+31+and+woodridge+circle+south+elgin,+il&t=h&z=17

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CAR INTO A BUILDING AT PAY DAY LOAN AT GOLF AND POTTER, DES PLAINES/MAINE TOWNSHIP

    THU AUG 08 2013 ~10:39 AM
    NORTH MAINE FPD
    CAR IN A BUILDING
    GOLF AND POTTER DES PLAINES, IL

    ENG 1 AMB 1 ON SCENE FOR A CAR INTOT THE BUILDING AT PAYDAY LOAN.

    NO WORD ON INJURIES.

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