Massive fire at Bloomingdale bank after car hits gas line
Chopper 2 was over the scene where smoke was visible.
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Chopper 2 was over the scene where smoke was visible.
A fire broke out at a west suburban bank after a car accidentally hit a gas line Friday evening.
CBS 2 was covering the scene in west suburban Bloomingdale where a massive fire appears to be engulfing a car by a Chase Bank in the 100 block of East Lake Street.
Chopper 2 was over a scene in northwest suburban Bloomingdale where a massive fire appears to be engulfing a car by a Chase Bank in the 100 block of East Lake Street.
Chopper 2 is over a scene in northwest suburban Bloomingdale where a massive fire appears to be engulfing a Chase Bank in the 100 block of East Lake Street.
"Hopefully it can all be saved, and they can get back and running up soon," Katie Edgeworth said.
Cleanup and repairs are underway at the historic John Haley Mansion in Joliet, after a fire caused extensive damage Wednesday afternoon at the popular event space.How quickly could the business reopen? That's the question from at least one bride and groom who said they still haven't heard from staff if they need to find something new.
Details on the fire were not immediately available.
The mansion is close to 130 years old. No injuries were reported.
Flames ripped through the Patrick C. Haley Mansion – a popular venue for weddings and other events – in Joliet late Wednesday afternoon.
No one was hurt in the fire. But it is not known what is going to happen to all the weddings and events scheduled for the space. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
A fire broke out at the Haley Mansion, a popular venue for weddings and other events, in Joliet late Wednesday afternoon.
A fire broke out at the Haley Mansion, a popular venue for weddings and other events, in Joliet late Wednesday afternoon.
A fire broke out at the Haley Mansion, a popular venue for weddings and other events, in Joliet late Wednesday afternoon.
This was known as Stout, right by the Portillo's on Clark Street.
The Walmart remained closed two days after the fire, which is being investigated as an arson. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
Chicago firefighters were attacking a smoldering roof of an Englewood apartment building.
Two Chicago men are charged with robbing residents of the very building that caught fire this week.
Two Chicago men are charged with robbing residents of the very building that caught fire this week.
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Residents nearby are reporting smoke billowing from the chimney of the building.
Residents in apartments next door woke up to sirens and may have water damage in their homes. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek talked to a resident who smelled smoke around 11:30 p.m., saw flames and tried to wake up his neighbors.
A smoke detector in the apartment where the fire started was not working at the time, according to the Fire Department.
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