Chicago Still & Box Fire 8-6-13 with Red-X

Sure! Here's a rewritten version of your text: --- Hi everyone, This is Eric Haak reporting live from the scene. Just a short while ago, around 4:20 PM on Tuesday, companies from Chicago's 18th Battalion were dispatched to a fire call at a building located at the corner of 73rd and Yale. Whe.......

Lake Zurich 2nd Alarm house fire in Hawthorn Woods 6-23-13

Late Sunday night, the Lake Zurich Fire Department received a call about a fire that had broken out on the back deck of a residence located at 11 Rosewood Drive in Hawthorn Woods. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered flames spreading from the deck to the house, though all occupants had managed.......

Lake Zurich 2nd Alarm house fire in Hawthorn Woods 6-23-13

Late Sunday night, the Lake Zurich Fire Department received an emergency call about a fire that had broken out on the back deck of a residence located at 11 Rosewood Drive in Hawthorn Woods. By the time the first responding units arrived, they discovered that the flames had already spread from .......

Chicago Still & Box Fire 8-6-13 with Red-X

From what I gather from Eric Haak's post: Around 4:20 PM on Tuesday, units from Chicago's 18th Battalion were dispatched to a reported fire at the corner of 73rd and Yale. Upon arrival, Truck 20 called it a four-story, 75 by 100-foot "Red X" apartment building with the top floor fully engulfed.......

Tanker rollover with Hazmat in Des Plaines, 5-8-19

This morning, emergency services in Des Plaines were dispatched to Elmhurst Road (Route 83), where it crosses over I-90, following an accident involving a tanker that had overturned. The unfortunate incident trapped the driver inside the vehicle. Firefighters quickly arrived at the scene and su.......

Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 4/15/15

This message comes from Dennis McGuire, Jr., who shared his firsthand account of an early morning fire he encountered this past Saturday. Around 6 a.m., Engine Company 115 was the first unit to arrive on the scene at an unoccupied, single-story grocery store measuring approximately 150 feet by .......

Tanker rollover with Hazmat in Des Plaines, 5-8-19

This morning, emergency responders from Des Plaines were dispatched to the bridge over I-90 on Elmhurst Road (Route 83) following reports of a tanker that had overturned. Unfortunately, the driver was trapped inside the vehicle at the time of the accident. Firefighters quickly arrived on the sc.......

Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 4/15/15

This report comes directly from Dennis McGuire, Jr., who captured these images early Saturday morning. He arrived at the scene around 6 a.m. and noted that Engine Company 115 was the first unit to respond. Upon arrival, they discovered significant smoke inside an unoccupied, single-story grocer.......

Dive incident in River Forest, 3/8/15

Yesterday afternoon, I had the chance to witness a pretty intense incident involving a car accident near North and Thatcher streets. A vehicle somehow went over the guardrail and ended up in the Des Plaines River. The local fire departments don’t have their own dive teams, so they called.......

House fire in Buffalo Grove, 1-5-21

Tuesday afternoon (January 5, 2021), emergency responders from Buffalo Grove were dispatched to 134 Golfview Terrace following reports of a house fire. According to initial reports from police officers who arrived first on the scene, flames had already breached the roof structure. Based on the .......