Fire sweeps through porches of residential building in East Lakeview
The fire appeared to be confined to the back porches, but there had been a potential for real disaster when the flames were raging.
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The fire appeared to be confined to the back porches, but there had been a potential for real disaster when the flames were raging.
The fire appeared to be confined to the porch structure of the building on Wellington Avenue in East Lakeview. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Family called him kind, a great cook, and a selfless family man.
Nearly a dozen other firefighters and two civilians were injured in the explosion, officials said.
The second floor of the two-story home was left full of debris after the roof collapsed.
CBS 2 is told everyone ultimately made it out safely.
Initial reports said people were trapped, but CBS 2 was told everyone ultimately made it out safely.
Aerial footage from showed widespread debris from the explosion, with heavy flames burning and smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air.
CBS 2 is told everyone ultimately made it out safely from the building in Cicero.
The fire erupted Tuesday morning at a semi-tractor repair facility, Pan Am Trucking at United Lane and Pan Am Boulevard west of O'Hare International Airport.
Elk Grove Village Fire officials said four truck trailers, two semi-tractors, and eight personal cars were caught in the fire and damaged.
Firefighters quickly put out the fire and rescued three dogs from the home - including the one that may have started the fire.
One person was seriously burned in a fire at an industrial complex in Elk Grove Village on Tuesday morning. The fire burned at a semi-tractor repair facility, Pan Am Trucking, west of O'Hare International Airport. Fire crews were dispatched to the area of United Lane and Pan Am Boulevard around 7 a.m.
The fire damaged several vehicles at a semi-tractor repair facility near the airport, but no aircraft were involved.
The fire started in the living room of her unit on the first floor of Hanover Place.
The view from Chopper 2 showed a large emergency response, but no smoke or fire.
The fire broke out around 7 a.m. in a multi-unit building at 7836 S. South Shore Dr.
The fire broke out around 7 a.m. in a multi-unit building at 7836 S. South Shore Dr. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the upper floors.
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Information about injuries and the extent of the damage was not immediately learned.
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By 4 p.m., the fire was already out – but fire crews remained on the roof at FIC America Corp. afterward. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
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