Officials to provide update on air and water safety after chemical plant fire in LaSalle
The EPA is trying to determine the answer to this question – is the neighborhood near the plant safe? Officials will provide an update Thursday at 2 p.m.
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The EPA is trying to determine the answer to this question – is the neighborhood near the plant safe? Officials will provide an update Thursday at 2 p.m.
A resident is seriously hurt, and multiple families are displaced following an apartment fire in Arlington Heights Wednesday night.
During a search of the family room, firefighters found the victim on the couch.
The fire ripped through the Carus Chemical plant Wednesday, and potassium permanganate ended up all over every surface. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
CBS 2 Investigator Dorothy Tucker spent the afternoon looking through state and environmental records for the company’s history after the plant fire in LaSalle.
The Environmental Protection Agency is checking air quality at the scene, and there is concern about chemical residue that fell around the area. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
People described the potassium permanganate particles as black, purple, green, or brown – and indeed they were everywhere. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
LaSalle Fire Chief Jerry Janick, Carus vice president of operations Allen Gibbs, , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency On-Scene Coordinator Robert Kondreck, and LaSalle Mayor Jeff Grove have an update on the fire at a chemical plant Wednesday and its aftermath.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Three women were taken to the hospital after a fire at a senior living facility Tuesday morning in Irving Park.
One firefighter was injured while trying to put out the blaze – which took fire crews about an hour.
One firefighter suffered burns while fighting the blaze. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
North Main Fire Protection District Fire Inspector Scott Peterson has an update on a fire that ripped through a townhouse building outside Des Plaines.
Firefighters were putting out hot spots and examining the scene Thursday evening. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The fire gutted much of a townhouse, and a witness reported hearing a bang. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The flames spread to both floors and completely gutted at least one unit.
The Chicago Fire Department confirmed two teens were take to a hospital, one with serious burns.
The fire was on the sixth floor of the building, which is the highest, according to the Fire Department.
Flames were coming through the roof of the home.
The fire broke out at the Times Square Apartments at Buena Avenue and Broadway.
We are told that altogether, the damages will most likely surpass $1.1 million.
One of the boats was a sightseeing boat used on the Chicago River. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
We are told that altogether, those damages will most likely surpass $1.1 million. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
It requires smoke detectors with a 10-year sealed battery to be installed in all apartments, condos, and houses in the state.
The Chicago Fire Department confirmed two people were injured.
