Woman jumps from burning Crestwood building with her dog to escape fire
On Dec. 4, Emma Hasty had been getting ready for a night out with friends, when a fire started in the condo building around 5 p.m., flames consuming the building.
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On Dec. 4, Emma Hasty had been getting ready for a night out with friends, when a fire started in the condo building around 5 p.m., flames consuming the building.
Patriot Services Group saw how some were impacted by the fire that left a man dead, and decided to help by offering some apartments.
Patriot Services Group saw how some were impacted by the fire that left a man dead, and decided to help by offering some apartments. Darius Johnson reports.
The proposed relocation plan for people here in Elgin focuses on safety following those two fires. Tara Molina reports.
The Chicago Fire Department said crews were called to a house in the 5700 block of South Rockwell Street around 5:30 a.m.
The fire broke out in a house in the 5700 block of South Rockwell Street.
The City of Elgin has been working on plans to move its homeless population into hotels—after two fires ripped through an encampment in the area. Tara Molina reports.
Paramedics took a child to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition. Firefighters also rescued a man from a 3rd floor window.
CBS News Chicago was told the fire started in the basement of the house and quickly spread.
Flames were seen shooting through the roof of the house on Lock Street.
Police said two men broke into the business using bolt cutters and tried to break into the safe
The fire broke out just before midnight near State and Wing Streets.
No people were injured, but firefighters found the remains of a dog during a search of the site.
The fire was contained to a storage room, where several cardboard boxes caught fire.
Boxes caught fire in a storage room on the Cook County side of the building, and dozens of people had to wait outside for an hour before being let back into work. Sabrina Franza reports.
The Smith family's six children were killed in a fire in the 200 block of North LaPorte Avenue on Jan. 21.
The fire was under control in under an hour, and the scene was cleared just after 7 a.m.
A 65-year-old man died at the scene. The second victim, an 88-year-old woman, was taken to West Suburban Hospital, where she died.
According to Cook County Circuit Court records, 46-year-old Stephen Habel has been charged with one count of aggravated arson and one count of arson.
Firefighters could be seen using a tower ladder truck to extinguish a fire in the back of a heavily damaged garbage truck.
Firefighters battled the fire from a ladder to reach the heavy flames engulfing the building
No one was injured in the fire, but the blaze left both the people who live there and their pets with nothing.
No one was injured in the fire, but the blaze left both the people who live there and their pets with nothing. Tara Molina reports.
Fire crews battled whipping winds and freezing temperatures as they fought the blaze.
Four people were displaced as a result of the fire.
