Fire destroys barn, causes $1 million in damage in Woodstock
The nearest fire hydrant was more than two miles away, requiring crews to use several water tenders to bring water to the scene.
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The nearest fire hydrant was more than two miles away, requiring crews to use several water tenders to bring water to the scene.
Smoke was seen coming from the roof in the 1200 block of West Erie Street.
Evesham Township police Officer Kevin Long pushed the woman out the door of the burning home, and dragged a man sitting in a chair outside. He also saved the man's wheelchair, before he collapsed on the ground, coughing.
The Evesham, New Jersey, officer wastes no time rushing into the home. They were treated for smoke inhalation and expected to be OK.
The fire broke out in a building at Adams Street and Washtenaw Avenue in East Garfield Park.
The fire broke out inside the three-story apartment in the 2400 block of East 78th Street around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
The building housed an auto body shop, a landscaping company, and a car and truck battery operation.
This fire broke out in a multi-use building on Grand Avenue, which housed a body shop and an auto battery operation, among other uses. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The building that had housed the pallet business, and the adjacent yard with so many stacks of pallets, were a smoldering ruin.
Investigators will need to sift through the charred remnants of the pallet warehouse on Hubbard Street in West Town. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Chicagoans could see the black smoke from miles away as the fire burned Tuesday evening at the pallet company in West Town. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
A plume of black smoke billowed into the alley.
Flames were shooting out of the roof when the fire began.
The view from Chopper 2 showed severe damage to the house, with much of the roof burned away.
There was no word late Wednesday what caused the fire or if anyone was hurt.
The company had about 20,000 pallets on site, all of which were stacked 6 to 10 feet high, and all of which burned.
At Union Station Tuesday night, about two dozen people were stuck desperately trying to figure out how to get their destinations. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The extra-alarm fire raged for hours at a pallet company in West Town. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
A day after the fire, residents still could not get back into the building at 1852 W. Palm Dr., near Golf Road in the Orion ParkView Apartments complex.
A massive fire broke out on Chicago's West Side Tuesday evening. Ryan Corsaro, a former CBS 2 writer, was on the scene as the fire raged.
A massive fire broke out on Chicago's West Side Tuesday evening. The fire broke out in the 2000 block of West Hubbard Street in the West Town neighborhood. The Chicago Fire Department said pallets at a building supply warehouse were on fire.
A massive fire broke out on Chicago's West Side Tuesday evening.
The fire burned through a 36-unit Mount Prospect apartment complex Monday night. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
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A massive fire broke out on Chicago's West Side Tuesday evening, but it was unclear what the cause was or if there were any injuries related to the blaze.
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