Published Thursday May 16 2013 4:38 am. Tags: Granbury, Texas, tornado, tornado video
VIDEO from Milsap, Texas and Aledo, Texas. A rash of tornadoes slammed into several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens more injured and hundreds homeless. At least six people were killed Wednesday as a spring tornado outbreak devastated parts of North Texas, destroying or damaging dozens of homes [...]
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Published Wednesday May 15 2013 9:41 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, Arlington Heights Police Department, injury report, injury report Arlington Heights, personal injury, trauma
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:20 AM Wednesday to a report of facial trauma near the Metra Train station at 2121 West Northwest Highway Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a contracted village employee was struck in the face from a rock projectile from a lawn mower. The male [...]
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Published Tuesday May 14 2013 10:01 am. Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, crash, crash Route 53, Illinois State Police, Palatine Fire Department, personal injury crash, rollover crash, Route 53
VIDEO: Rollover crash on northbound Route 53, just south of Lake Cook Road, Monday afternoon. Palatine police and Illinois State Police responded about 1:47 PM Monday to a rollover crash Northbound Route 53 south of Lake Cook Road near Palatine. 42.144843,-88.007634. Palatine firefighter/paramedics and Arlington Heights firefighter/paramedics responded to a rollover gray Chrysler SUV. First [...]
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Published Tuesday May 14 2013 9:24 am. Tags: accident investigation, Schaumburg Fire Department, vehicle vs. motorcycle
Buick sedan involved in a fatal crash with a bicycle at Eastbound Route 72 and East Frontage Road near the Busse Wood Bicycle Trail crossing (Additional Accident Investigation photos). UPDATE: Eastbound Route 72 is expected to be reopened by about noon. Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:57 AM Tuesday to a report of a [...]
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Published Monday May 13 2013 6:02 pm. Tags: citizen rescue, Elk Grove Township Fire Department, Itasca Fire Protection District, personal injury crash, Truck crash, truck crash and fire, truck crash Elk Grove Village, Wood Dale Fire Department
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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Published Wednesday May 08 2013 6:23 am. Tags: personal injury crash, rollover crash, rollover crash Schaumburg, Schaumburg Fire Department
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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Published Tuesday May 07 2013 12:16 pm. Tags: crash Route 53, Palatine Fire Department, truck vs car crash
Palatine firefighter/paramedics and Illinois State police responded about 10:50 AM Tuesday to a truck car crash on Southbound Route 53 near Euclid Avenue. ENTER ADDRESS. Police and firefighter/paramedics reported no serious injuries for a crash involving a dump truck and a red sedan. Firefighters inspected the truck for safety hazards and assisted getting all vehicles [...]
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Published Monday May 06 2013 6:29 am. Tags: California, limousine fire, San Mateo, San Mateo Fire Department
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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Published Saturday May 04 2013 11:15 am. Tags: crash Route 53, rollover crash, rollover crash Route 53, Schaumburg Fire Department
Rollover Crash Interstate 90 and Route 53 on the ramp from westbound I-90 to southbound Route 53. Schaumburg firefighter/paramedics and Illinois State Police responded about 8:30 AM Saturday to a rollover extrication crash at the ramp from westbound I-90 to southbound Route 53. Schaumburg District 52 firefighters reported a vehicle on its roof with one [...]
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Published Friday May 03 2013 4:45 pm. Tags: house fire, house fire Schaumburg, Schaumburg Fire Department
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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Published Thursday May 02 2013 3:47 pm. Tags: Crystal Lake Fire Rescue, house fire, multiple house fires, multiple house fires Crystal Lake
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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Published Thursday May 02 2013 8:09 am. Tags: commercial fire, commercial fire Schaumburg, Schaumburg Fire Department
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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