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Update: Huge fire prompts evacuation
Chicago Tribune ^
| 11/14/03
| Chicago Tribune
Posted on 11/14/2003 6:02:14 AM PST by El Laton Caliente
Update: Huge fire prompts evacuation Hundreds of firefighters battled a roaring warehouse fire that spread to other buildings on Chicago's Southwest Side this morning
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; chicagofirefiremen; michaeldobbs
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To: Johnny Gage
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posted on
11/14/2003 6:39:41 AM PST
by
Johnny Gage
(God Bless President Bush, God Bless our Troops, and GOD BLESS AMERICA)
To: facedown
Good thing it wasn't a shoe factory.
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posted on
11/14/2003 6:43:42 AM PST
by
steveo
(Dave??? Dave's knot hear!)
To: Johnny Gage
"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.
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posted on
11/14/2003 7:06:43 AM PST
by
spunkets
To: webvanca
Some Chicago folks have a history of solving problems with fire.
To: facedown
I heard rag factory also. What the heck is a rag factory?
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posted on
11/14/2003 7:39:19 AM PST
by
sharkhawk
(I want to go to St. Somewhere)
To: El Laton Caliente; unspun; MightyMouseToSaveThe Day; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; Kathy in Alaska; ...
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?
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posted on
11/14/2003 7:57:12 AM PST
by
JustPiper
(18 out of 19 HiJacker's had State issued Driver's License's !!!)
To: Johnny Gage
ping
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posted on
11/14/2003 7:59:23 AM PST
by
JustPiper
(18 out of 19 HiJacker's had State issued Driver's License's !!!)
To: facedown
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.
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posted on
11/14/2003 8:02:15 AM PST
by
lelio
To: sharkhawk
What the heck is a rag factory?A "Textile Recycling Center".
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posted on
11/14/2003 9:42:16 AM PST
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: JustPiper
Wondering about some of the terms--SO, special order engines, etc.
Thanks!
To: Styria
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.
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posted on
11/14/2003 12:27:40 PM PST
by
Palladin
(Proud to be a FReeper!)
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