VIDEO (AUDIO WARNING LOUD ALARM) Fire at Lake Louise apartments on Wilke Road affected two units Friday night. Firefighters applied an aggressive interior attack and successfully stopped the fire from spreading to a major fire in the two-story, 24-unit condominium building. Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:21 PM Friday to a report of an [...]
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Extra Alarm Apartment Fire At Lake Louise Apartments on Wilke Rd, Palatine
Published Friday May 17 2013 10:28 pm.
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Quick Response to Call Box Saved Baby on Philadelphia Train Tracks
Published Thursday May 16 2013 6:37 pm.
Gale Walker explains how a baby was saved after a call came in on an ECB (Emergency Call Box). Transit officials in Philadelphia say an old-fashioned but vital piece of safety equipment helped avert disaster when a stroller carrying a baby fell onto train tracks. The baby suffered a facial laceration, but have been killed [...]
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Painter/Decorators Power Washing A Warehouse and Police Rescue Driver From Burning Truck After Crash At Thorndale Ave and Lively Blvd, Elk Grove Village
Published Monday May 13 2013 6:02 pm.
VIDEO: Aftermath of truck crash with fire, followed by interview with men who saved the life of a truck driver who was trapped in his burning truck after a crash at Lively Boulevard and Thorndale Avenue. Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:31 PM Monday to a report of a crash involving two [...]
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Rollover Crash at Irving Park Rd and Fairlane Dr, Schaumburg
Published Wednesday May 08 2013 6:23 am.
Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:19 PM Tuesday to a rollover crash with entrapment at Irving Park Road and Fairlane Dr Schaumburg, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a minivan rolled over and the driver was trapped in the minivan. Firefighters on the scene reported no entrapment, but reported multiple injuries and [...]
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Bride and Bridesmaids Killed in Limousine Fire on San Mateo-Hayward Bridge
Published Monday May 06 2013 6:29 am.
Passer by video captured the limousine that burst into flames on the San Mateo-Hayward bridge Saturday night, killing five women. The driver and four other passengers survived. Monday, authorities said the vehicle had too many passengers. The California Highway Patrol has released the names of four of the surviving passengers and the surviving driver of [...]
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Extra Alarm House Fire on Ardmore Ct, Schaumburg
Published Friday May 03 2013 4:45 pm.
Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:05 PM Friday to a house fire in the block of 1100 Ardmore Court Schaumburg, IL. Firefighter/paramedics received a report that smoke was coming from a garage and fire was spreading to the second floor. On arrival firefighters reported smoke coming from closed garage doors. Within two minutes police [...]
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VIDEO: One House Destroyed, Other Homes Catch Fire At Carrington Dr And Remington Rd, Crystal Lake
Published Thursday May 02 2013 3:47 pm.
VIDEO: Firefighting operations near the intersection of Carrington Drive and Remington Drive, Crystal Lake (Photos from the scene …). Crystal Lake and Nunda Township firefighters 3:29 PM Wednesday to a report of a house fire at 3217 Carrington Drive Crystal Lake, IL. Firefighters arrived to find one home fully-involved with flames and embers landing on [...]
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Fire in a Nail Salon on West Higgins Rd, Schaumburg Extinguished Immediately
Published Thursday May 02 2013 8:09 am.
Schaumbug police and firefighter/paramedics 8:02 AM Thursday responded to a small fire in a nail salon at 815 West Higgins Road Schaumburg, IL. Firefighters received a report of a smell of smoke and black smoke showing inside a nail salon and in an exercise business. Nothing was showing outside when firefighters arrived. Firefighters forced entry [...]
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No Injuries in Fire in Loudspeaker System at Crew Stadium Scoreboard in Columbus, Ohio
Published Monday April 29 2013 8:33 am.
Scoreboard fire at Major League Soccer stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Fire Department responded about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013 to a fire in the scoreboard at the south end of Crew Stadium, 1 Black and Gold Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio. The fire started just before kickoff. The game was delayed about 50 minutes while [...]
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Three Injured in Explosions Aboard Two Fuel Barges on Mobile River, East of Downtown Mobile, Alabama
Published Thursday April 25 2013 8:36 am.
A series of huge explosions on board two natural gas barges shook Mobile, Alabama Wednesday night. Some of the blasts were caught on camera. At least three people were hospitalized in critical condition. Mobile, Alabama police and firefighters responded about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday after two explosions on barges on the Mobile River east of downtown [...]
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VIDEO: Truck Crash with Two Cars Causes Fire and Injures Four on Northbound Edens Between Willow Rd and Tower Rd Near Northfield
Published Monday April 22 2013 6:27 am.
VIDEO: Prospect Heights Crash Truck 39 and ambulances respond to a crash involving a truck and two cars, which caused at least one of the truck’s gas tanks to cause a fire (Video taken from the Frontage Road on the west side of Edens Expressway/Skokie Highway/I-94 — CREDIT: YouTube.com/brian60093). Northfield firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:09 p.m. [...]
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Graupel (Snow Pellets) Causes Treacherous Travel with Crashes on Bridges on I-294, Route 53 and I-290
Published Saturday April 20 2013 4:58 pm.
VIDEO: Multi-vehicle crash on I-294 over Central Road, crashes on Palatine Road, crashes on Route 53, and an extrication crash on I-290 over Addison Road. Graupel or snow pellets fell about 10:00 p.m. Friday causing very slick roads. The pellets are extremely slippery when they are fresh on the streets. They often melt and then [...]
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- Tuesday Night as of May. 21 4:00 AM CDTTuesday Night - Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain, then thunderstorms and rain showers after midnight. Low of 63F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible. […]
- Wednesday as of May. 21 4:00 AM CDTWednesday - Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms and rain showers, then a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 75F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the NW in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60%. […]
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