GRANDFATHER AND GRANDSON RESCUED IN CAR IT WENT OVER INTERSTATE 39 BRIDGE INTO VERMILLION RIVER NEAR

    MON JAN 14 2013 ~6:10 PM
    MENDOTA FIRE DEPARTMENT
    TRT RESCUE BOX/WATER RESCUE
    41.489382,-89.048679 (INTERSTATE 39 AT LITTLE VERMILLION RIVER)

    MABAS DIVISION 25 TRT BOX CALLED FOR VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER INTERSTATE 39 BRIDGE INTO LITTLE VERMILLION RIVER. GRANDFATHER AND GRANDSON DISCOVERED BY RESCUERS CONSCIOUS AND BREATHING IN WATER WITH THEIR HEADS ABOVE THE SURFACE. BOTH VICTIMS WERE TRANSPORTED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL BY 6:30 P.M.

    THE TRT BOX WAS IMMEDIATELY STRUCK OUT.

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EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT AUTOMOTIVE BUILDING ON GAYLORD ST, ELK GROVE VILLAGE

    MON JAN 14 2013 ~12:07 PM
    ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BUILDING EXPLOSION WITH FIRE
    105 GAYLORD ST ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

    POLICE IN THE AREA REPORTED A LARGE PLUME OF SMOKE NEAR BENNET ROAD AND KING STREET. POLICE APPROACHED FIRE SCENE AS CALLERS IDENTIFIED ADDRESS AS A BUILDING GAYLORD STREET. POLICE ARRIVE AND REPORT FIRE THROUGH THE ROOF.

    FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE REPORT FIRE THROUGH THE ROOF, AND A CORRECTED ADDRESS OF 105 GAYLORD STREET. FIREFIGHTERS, OBSERVING THE ROOF, REPORT A SAGGING ROOF OF ABOUT 3 FEET. BUILDING IS A 40X125 FOOT AUTOMOTIVE BUILDING. TWO LINES ON THE FIRE, WITH LIMITED INTERIOR ATTACK DUE TO ROOF DAMAGE. FIRE REPORTED EXTINGUISHED AT ABOUT 12:40 P.M.

    ONE PERSON FROM THE BUILDING REPORTED TO HAVE A HAND INJURY AND TRANSPORTED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL.

    BUILDING INSPECTORS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO CHECK FOR STUCTURAL STABILITY BEFORE FIRE INVESTIGATION CAN PROCEED.

    ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, DES PLAINES, ITASCA MUTUAL AID.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=105+gaylord+st+elk+grove+village,+il&t=h&z=17

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EMS PLAN 1 FOR CRASH AT CICERO AVE AND WASHINGTON BLVD, CHICAGO

    MON JAN 14 2013 ~1:45 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS PLAN 1/ MULTIPLE-INJURY CRASH
    101 NORTH CICERO AVE CHICAGO, IL

    BN 13 DOUBLE CHECKING AMBULANCES DUE ... AMB 21, 23, 28, 83 AND OTHERS. CRASH NEAR CICERO AVE AND WASHINGTON BLVD

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT ABOUT 2:01 PM.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=100+north+cicero+ave+chicago,+il&t=h&z=17

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EXTRA ALARM FOR HOUSE FIRE ON HYDE PARK AVE, BELLWOOD

    MON JAN 14 2013 ~10:45 AM
    BELLWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
    218 HYDE PARK AVE BELLWOOD, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 20 FOR BOX ALARM BOX 300 FOR A HOUSE FIRE. STAGING IS AT HYDE PARK AND ST CHARLES.STONE PARK, NORTHLAKE AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=218+hyde+park+ave+bellwood,+il&t=h&z=17

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LINCOLN TOWN CAR CRASHES INTO APPLE STORE ON NORTH AVE, CHICAGO

    SUN JAN 13 2013 ~6:30 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CAR VS BUILDING
    801 W NORTH AVE, CHICAGO, IL

    LINCOLN TOWN CAR DRIVEN BY ELDERLY DRIVER THROUGH GLASS WINDOWS INTO STORE -- ABOUT 5 FOOT INTRUSION. ONE PERSON TRANSPORTED TO ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC HOSPITAL IN GOOD CONDITION.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=801+w+north+ave,+chicago,+il&t=h&z=17

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VACANT APARTMENT FIRE AFFECTS NEIGHBORS ON SOUTH EXCHANGE AVE, CHICAGO

    SUN JAN 13 2013 ~4:00 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    2-11 ALARM/APARTMENT FIRE
    9023 S EXCHANGE AVE CHICAGO, IL

    2-11 ALARM FIRE FOR HEAVY FIRE WITH MULTIPLE EXPOSURE PROBLEMS AT A THREE-STORY VACANT APARTMENT BUILDING (BY ORDERS 2-2-6 ). NO INJURIES REPORTED. 2 ADULTS AND 3 KIDS DISPLACED FROM 9027 EXCHANGE AVENUE.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=9023+s+exchange+ave+chicago,+il&t=h&z=17

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FATAL HEAD-ON CRASH ON WEST 115TH ST, CHICAGO

    SUN JAN 13 2013 ~2:20 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FATAL HEAD-ON CRASH
    3400 WEST 115TH ST CHICAGO, IL

    BOTH DRIVERS KILLED AFTER AT LEAST ONE DRIVER CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ONE DRIVER IS IDENTIFIED AS SEAN LARMON, 36, OF CHICAGO. THE SECOND VICTIM IS IDENTIFIED AS DEMETRIUS CAPLES, 28, OF CHICAGO.

    A FEMALE PASSENGER WAS ALSO TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=3400+west+115th+st+chicago,+il&t=h&z=17

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MULTI-VEHICLE, MULTI-INJURY CRASH ON WEST ALGONQUIN RD NEAR POP

    SAT JAN 12 2013 ~5:05 PM
    MOUNT PROSPECT FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH
    1790 WEST ALGONQUIN RD MOUNT PROSPECT, IL

    MOUNT PROSPECT AMBULANCE 12 RESPONDING. THREE-AMBULANCE RESPONSE: ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP AMBULANCE AND DES PLAINES AMBULANCE 73 ARE MUTUAL AID AMBULANCES FOR ACCIDENT WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES.

    CRASH IN FRONT OF POPEYES CHICKEN.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=1790+west+algonquin+rd+mount+prospect,+il&t=h&z=17

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MERCEDES SUV ROLLOVER CRASH CAUSES FIRE AND TRAUMATIC FOOT AMPUTATION ON ROLLINS ROAD WEST OF ROUTE 45

    THU JAN 10 2013 ~3:15 AM
    LAKE VILLA FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CAR VS GUARD RAIL/ROLLOVER/FIRE
    ROLLINS RD AND ROUTE 45 LAKE VILLA, IL

    BLACK MERCEDES SUV DRIVEN EASTBOUND ON ROLLINS RD STRUCK A GUARD RAIL, ROLLED OVER AND BURNED EARLY MORNING THURSDAY.

    DRIVER JUSTIN SCHULZE, 23, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. PASSENGER JOHN BRUHN, 29, SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION OF A FOOT, AND BROKEN RIBS. BOTH MEN WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE CAR ON THEIR OWN.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=rollins+rd+and+route+45+lake+villa,+il
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HOUSE FIRE ON CRANE ROAD, NORTHERN OUTSKIRTS OF ST. CHARLES

    SAT JAN 12 2013 ~11:51 AM
    FOX RIVER AND COUNTRYSIDE FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT
    BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
    5N353 CRANE RD ST. CHARLES, IL (ADDRESS ALSO POSSIBLY 3N353)

    MABAS DIVISION 2 BOX ALARM 2-1820 FOR FULLY-INVOLVED HOUSE FIRE IN OR NEAR ST. CHARLES. STAGING AT RANDALL RD AND RED GATE. BATAVIA, BURLINGTON, HANOVER PARK, HAMPSHIRE, SUGAR GROVE, SOUTH ELGIN AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID.

    ADDRESS GIVEN AS 3N353 CRANE RD AND 5N353 CRANE RD. GOOGLE HAS NO LISTING FOR 3N353.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=5n353+crane+rd+st.+charles,+il+(address+also+possibly+3n353)&t=h&z=17

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STRUCTURE FIRE ON BANKS ST, ROCKFORD

    SAT JAN 12 2013 ~9:17 AM
    BLACKHAWK FPD
    BOX ALARM/STRUCTURE FIRE
    1205 BANKS STREET ROCKFORD, IL

    BOX ALARM BOX 10 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE. CHERRY VALLEY, ROCKTON, METRO AMBULANCE AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=1025+banks+street+rockford,+il&t=h&z=17

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PIN-IN CRASH AT 102ND AND STATE ST, CHICAGO

    SAT JAN 12 2013 ~8:34 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS PLAN 1/PIN-IN CRASH
    102ND AND STATE ST CHICAGO, IL

    COMPANIES ON ARRIVAL CONFIRMED A PIN-IN CRASH. SQUAD 5 ORDER TO ARRIVE FROM THE NORTH ON STATE STREET. BN 22 REQUEST TWO ADDITIONAL FIRE SUPPRESSION COMPANIES, GETS ENG 62 TRK 24.

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