Update: Huge fire prompts evacuation

Chicago Tribune ^ | 11/14/03 | Chicago Tribune

[Johnny Gage]

OOPS.

Link should be:

NBC5 Feed Room

[steveo]

Good thing it wasn't a shoe factory.

[spunkets]

"If the vehicle is parked next to a builing, it doesn't take much fire exposure to catch the building."

That's a charming neighborhood there. I don't think a fuel infection fitting popped while the car was idling between those 2 buildings.

[TaxRelief]

Some Chicago folks have a history of solving problems with fire.

[sharkhawk]

I heard rag factory also. What the heck is a rag factory?

[JustPiper]

My SO was at these fires, the one today at 18th and Prarie was phenomenal. He said every minute they would update from still,box,2alarm, etc and in a very short time it was a 5-11 with special order engines. He said it could have been worse because the wind was fierce and embers were flying and if they had communicated to this one section of houses, that would have been it. As it stands one residence was burned. He said the heat was so intense the bricks were exploding.

One of the fires we've had in these 3 days, was a van parked in a business garage. The fire was started to cover up a four person murder.

This is fire season here and we will, unfortunately have many more.

The one Rogers Park fire yesterday, was in CL's territory, so she can tell you more maybe?

[JustPiper]

ping

[lelio]

A rag factory, no less.

I knew the city of Chicago shouldn't of allowed a gasoline storage unit and a firework store to move in next door.

[facedown]

What the heck is a rag factory?

A "Textile Recycling Center".

[GunsareOK]

Wondering about some of the terms--SO, special order engines, etc.

Thanks!

[Palladin]

We had huge warehouse fire in my city last night, too. It was a general alrm.

These violent winds are whipping what would normally be one-alarmers into five-alarmers.

No one was hurt in this one here, but the building was burnt to the ground.

Impossible to put them out with 45 mph winds raging.