Post by QUINT14 on Dec 22, 2010 17:42:08 GMT -5
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 2 CHICAGO FIREFIGHTERS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, NUMEROUS INJURED - STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE AT THE SCENE OF A FIRE
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Chicago media is reporting (from the Chicago Medical Examiner) that 2 Firefighters have died in the Line of Duty. NOTE: CFD has not yet confirmed that. Additionally, numerous others were injured when a wall collapsed during that 3-11 alarm fire at an abandoned South Side commercial building this morning. Firefighters searched through rubble for more than an hour as the trapped Firefighters were rescued and rushed to hospitals.
CPD escorted CFD ambulances north on Lake Shore Drive to Northwestern and 1 of the Firefighters taken there has reported to have died. The condition of the other one was not available. A 3rd trapped Firefighter was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he is reported to have died. The condition of the fourth and other firefighters was not yet available. The fire broke out about 0654 hours in the abandoned one-story brick building in the 1700 block of East 75th Street. The fire was raised to two and then three alarms to save the trapped firefighters. A "mayday" was called. Firefighters also reported having problems with frozen hydrants. One witness claimed the injured Firefighters were on a ladder, and when the roof caved in, they were sucked in.
HERE are related links:
MEDIA:
www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/12/4-firefighters-trapped-as-brick-wall-collapses.html
www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-firefighters-trapped-after-building-collapse-dec22,0,6665454.story (VIDEO)
www.wgntv.com/ (VIDEO)
chicago.cbslocal.com/2010/12/22/report-firefighters-trapped-in-south-side-blaze/
DAVE STATTER-NUMEROUS SOURCES & EXCELLENT COVERAGE:
statter911.com/2010/12/22/breaking-news-wall-collapse-in-chicago-traps-firefighters/
RECORDED AUDIO OF THE FIRE & MAYDAY:
alertpage1.posterous.com/chicagoil-building-collapse-and-mayday-1744-7
More to follow on today's tragic loss in Chicago on The Secret List, on the above links and, of course, on our HOME page.
In a TRAGIC TWIST, today, December 22, but in 1910 was the CHICAGO STOCKYARDS FIRE where 21 Firefighters were killed in the Line of Duty.
That fire began about 0400 Hours in the basement of Warehouse 7 of the Nelson Morris and Co. plant, run by one of the prominent meatpacking companies in the Union Stockyards. Black smoke was spotted by a night watchman who rang the alarm at 43rd and Loomis streets. The complete article can be viewed at:
www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-stockyard-fire-anniversary-20101219,0,1931758.story
Lets say a prayer for the FF and the family, for such a tragic thing to happen at this time of the year. R.I.P Brother R.I.P
The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com
Chicago media is reporting (from the Chicago Medical Examiner) that 2 Firefighters have died in the Line of Duty. NOTE: CFD has not yet confirmed that. Additionally, numerous others were injured when a wall collapsed during that 3-11 alarm fire at an abandoned South Side commercial building this morning. Firefighters searched through rubble for more than an hour as the trapped Firefighters were rescued and rushed to hospitals.
CPD escorted CFD ambulances north on Lake Shore Drive to Northwestern and 1 of the Firefighters taken there has reported to have died. The condition of the other one was not available. A 3rd trapped Firefighter was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he is reported to have died. The condition of the fourth and other firefighters was not yet available. The fire broke out about 0654 hours in the abandoned one-story brick building in the 1700 block of East 75th Street. The fire was raised to two and then three alarms to save the trapped firefighters. A "mayday" was called. Firefighters also reported having problems with frozen hydrants. One witness claimed the injured Firefighters were on a ladder, and when the roof caved in, they were sucked in.
HERE are related links:
MEDIA:
www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/12/4-firefighters-trapped-as-brick-wall-collapses.html
www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-firefighters-trapped-after-building-collapse-dec22,0,6665454.story (VIDEO)
www.wgntv.com/ (VIDEO)
chicago.cbslocal.com/2010/12/22/report-firefighters-trapped-in-south-side-blaze/
DAVE STATTER-NUMEROUS SOURCES & EXCELLENT COVERAGE:
statter911.com/2010/12/22/breaking-news-wall-collapse-in-chicago-traps-firefighters/
RECORDED AUDIO OF THE FIRE & MAYDAY:
alertpage1.posterous.com/chicagoil-building-collapse-and-mayday-1744-7
More to follow on today's tragic loss in Chicago on The Secret List, on the above links and, of course, on our HOME page.
In a TRAGIC TWIST, today, December 22, but in 1910 was the CHICAGO STOCKYARDS FIRE where 21 Firefighters were killed in the Line of Duty.
That fire began about 0400 Hours in the basement of Warehouse 7 of the Nelson Morris and Co. plant, run by one of the prominent meatpacking companies in the Union Stockyards. Black smoke was spotted by a night watchman who rang the alarm at 43rd and Loomis streets. The complete article can be viewed at:
www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-stockyard-fire-anniversary-20101219,0,1931758.story
Lets say a prayer for the FF and the family, for such a tragic thing to happen at this time of the year. R.I.P Brother R.I.P