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4-Alarm Warehouse Fire in Chicago

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3-Story Brick Stucture Fully Involved

A 3-STORY BRICK FACTORY / WAREHOUSE in Chicago, Illinois, burned out and partially collapsed Saturday afternoon.  The building was occupied, but it has not yet been disclosed what sort of business was using it or what was inside that was burning. 

ChicagoAreaFire / Haak

The Chicago Tribune is reporting:

The blaze was reported in a 100-by-300 foot, 2-story warehouse at 2444 W. 21st St. about 1:12 p.m., and as of 1:20 p.m. evacuations were underway, according to Fire Media. The 3-11 alarm was called at 1:40 p.m., and the 4-11 alarm followed soon after. The 4-11 alarm was struck out at about 3:47 p.m.

At about 2:43 p.m., Fire Media reported the building was starting to collapse.

Heavy smoke was seen coming from the building as firefighters arrived, and fire was reported throughout the structure, according to Fire Media. All companies were working, with 11 master streams on the fire, and firefighters experienced exposure problems.

ChicagoAreaFire tells us:

First units found a three-story, brick, commercial factory/warehouse well involved. The alarms quickly escalated to a 4-11 with an EMS Plan I and a Haz Mat Level I. The building was bounded on the west by railroad tracks and on the north by the elevated CTA tracks which were shut down for several hours. The EMS Plan was secured quickly and the 4-11 wasn’t struck out until roughly 4PM. Some companies remained on the scene throughout the night.

Two Snorkels (Squad 1 and the reserve Snorkel) were working along with four tower ladders (5, 10, 39 & 54).

ChicagoAreaFire / Haak

Dave Weaver, Radioman911 also reports from his radio transcriptions:

13:08 E23 looking for rubbish 2500 W. Cullerton St. / Full Still b/o Main FAO for 2444 W. 21st St.

13:13 Still & Box Alarm b/o Batt 4 for 3 story 200×100 smoke on 2nd fl and heavy smoke from several 1st fl windows »

13:20 2-11 Alarm b/o 2-2-1 reports heavy fire throughout 3 story warehouse 200×150 » Companies go defensive » Batt 2 requests CTA Pink Line be shut down »

13:31 2-2-1 requests additional TL and reserve snorkel » Corrected size-up by 2-2-1 is at least 300×150 » 13:38 3-11 Alarm b/o 2-1-28 plus 2 additional TLs »

13:45 4-11 Alarm / EMS Plan 1 / Level 1 HazMat b/o 2-1-28 » 13:58 2-7-1/Batt 4 4 master streams on West side of building making little progress » 14:00 EMS Plan 1 secured b/o 2-1-28 » 14:04 2-1-3 in command / All officers switch to Ch 5 Command » 14:30 2-7-1/2-1-3 11 master streams working, gas company digging in Sector 1 to shut off main, 1 line to sprinkler system in Sector 4.

 

For Full Radio Traffic from Radioman911.com click the following links:

Part 1 www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/352277818
Part 2 www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/352275440

Part 3 www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/352272510

CLICK HERE and HERE to view ChicagoAreaFire's extensive and exemplary photo gallery plus video coverage.

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Posted by on December 30, 2012 • Filed under: fire, Fires, Videos • Tagged: , , , ,

Chicago Fire Claims 2 Children Behind Locked Door

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Self-Closing Door Prevents Rescue

A CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, WOMAN WAS PUT THROUGH an ordeal early Tuesday morning when she was prevented from saving her two children from a fire because of a locked door.

The fire started around 3:15 am Central this morning (Tuesday) and the mother of three was awakened somehow, alerted to the fire.  She grabbed her 6-year-old son who was closest and took him out the front door of their apartment.  But the self-closing and locking door slammed shut behind her, preventing her from returning to the apartment to snatch the other two youngsters ages 3 and 1 yrs.

WMAQ-TV photo

A police officer who was first on the scene and a passing tow-truck driver tried to break in the door and when they were finally successful, the fire and heat in the apartment prevented their entry.

WLS-TV Ch. 7 filed this early video report:

 

The two victims were in the same bedroom and apparently died from the smoke as there was not burning in the bedroom.  Their mother is in the hospital in serious condition from smoke inhalation, but the 6-yr.-old boy was uninjured.  The apartment had smoke detectors and it is believed that they were working, but not confirmed.

WBBM-TV has a recently updated report with more information and additional video HERE.

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Posted by on January 24, 2012 • Filed under: fire, Fires, Videos • Tagged: , , ,

Tough Guy Punches Out Fire Sprinkler

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Night Club Closed For Flooding

"TOUGH GUY" SAMUEL CLUCAS is now a felon with a sore hand after punching a sprinkler head in a Chcago night club Friday morning.

Nobody knows why he decided to knock the sprinkler head off in an area that has a low ceiling, but the resulting waterfall soon left several inches of water inside the SpyBar, a popular night spot on N. Franklin St. in Chicago.  The water also got into the floor DJ equipment causing some major damage with it.

S. Clucas, sprinkler menace
(CPD photo)

The bar bouncers held onto Clucas until the police got there and arrested him.  At first he claimed that he merely bumped into it with his head, but surveillance tapes clearly showed that he took his hand and deliberately swung at the defenseless sprinkler head.

He has been charged with felony criminal damage to property.

WLS has the STORY.

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Posted by on January 22, 2012 • Filed under: crime, Fire Rescue Topics • Tagged: , , ,

2 FF’s Injured in Fatal High-Rise Fire in Chicago

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Fire Confined to 12th Floor

ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND NINE OTHERS injured, including two firefighters, in a Chicago high-rise fire.  The alarm went out at 2:04 am Central this morning (Sunday) and brought 150 firefighters to the 21-story building.

They found the fire on the 12th floor but the resident fled their apartment and left the door open allowing the heavy smoke production to fill the hallway and the floors above.  This presented the FD with a demanding task of getting the residents upstairs out of the building safely.  The EMT response was upgraded bringing more ambulances to the scene.

WLS-TV

The fatality was a woman who appears to be in her 30's and was found in an elevator car with the doors open on the 12th floor also.  It is not known if she was already going up or down, or if she had just entered the car and the doors stayed open.  Seven other residents were transported for smoke inhalation with their conditions ranging from fair to critical, and two firefighters were injured, one with a minor arm injury and the other in a more serious condition from exhaustion.

The fire was contained and extinguished without difficulty.

Tv Channel 5 has the STORY.

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Posted by on January 8, 2012 • Filed under: fire, Fires • Tagged: , , ,