Tag result for article published on Wed March 13 2013 6:07 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Elk Grove Village Fire Department, personal injury crash, personal injury crash Elk Grove Village
Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:37 AM Wednesday to a personal injury crash near Elmhurst Road and Touhy Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of a crash with light extrication at Elmhurst Road and Touhy Avenue. Then about 1:53 a.m. firefighter/paramedics reported they were working about 200 [...]
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Tag result for article published on Tue March 12 2013 6:24 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: crash Route 53, Elk Grove Village Fire Department, icy roads, Schaumburg Fire Department
Crash Scene photo at Route 53 over Higgins Road (IDOT cameras from TravelMidwest.com). Additional IDOT camera views at time of crash … Schaumburg firefighter/paramedics and Illinois State Police responded about 5:50 AM Tuesday to a report of a crash involving an Illinois State Trooper on IL-53 north of Higgins Road. 42.036736,-88.030701. Police and firefighter/paramedics received [...]
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Tag result for article published on Tue March 12 2013 6:04 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Buffalo Grove Fire Department, crash Route 53, Elk Grove Village Fire Department, icy road condition, multiple crashes, Route 53, Schaumburg Fire Department
Crashes reported on Route 53 over Higgins Road and at Lake Cook Road and Arlington Heights Road were reported between 5:45 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. Police on the scene at Lake Cook Road and Arlington Heights Road reported “solid ice” conditions, and requested salt trucks to respond. Multiple other crashes have been reported [...]
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Tag result for article published on Thu March 07 2013 5:58 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Elk Grove Village Fire Department, extrication Elk Grove Village, machine extrication, machine extrication Elk Grove Village, trauma alert
Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:03 PM Thursday to a report of a man entrapped in a machine at a commercial building 2200 Pratt Boulevard Elk Grove Village, IL. Firefighter/paramedics arrived to find a man trapped precariously in a machine. The man was already injured and there was concern over controlling the [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon January 28 2013 10:48 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Elk Grove Village Fire Department, truck fire, truck fire Elk Grove Village
Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:34 AM Monday to a truck fire in a rear lot of a business at 1801 Pratt boulevard Elk Grove Village, IL. Firefighter/paramedics reported a fully-involved truck cab fire upon arrival, and quickly extinguished the fire. The truck was parked up against the building. Firefighters initially attacked [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon January 21 2013 8:18 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Elk Grove Police Department, Elk Grove Village Fire Department, house fire, house fire Elk Grove Village
VIDEO: Attached garage fire on Willow Lane in Elk Grove Village Sunday afternoon. Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:33 PM Sunday to a report of an attached garage fire at 600 Willow Lane Elk Grove Village, IL (Incident in the block). Police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:35 p.m. Sunday to a report [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon January 14 2013 1:11 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: building fire, Elk Grove Village Fire Department, explosion, explosion Elk Grove Village, fire-related injury, fire-related injury Elk Grove Village
Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:15 PM Monday to a report of a building explosion and fire at Quality Auto Works, 105 Gaylord Street. Police in the area reported they saw a plume of smoke, and were heading toward the unknown site to investigate. About a minute later callers to 9-1-1 reported [...]
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Tag result for article published on Wed October 31 2012 4:52 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Elk Grove Village Fire Department, Elk Grove Village Police Department, personal injury crash, personal injury crash Elk Grove Village
Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:46 PM Wednesday to a rollover crash at Nerge Road and Devon Avenue. Police and firefighter/paramedics reported to two injured in a two-vehicle crash. One vehicle was resting on its side, but no crash victims were trapped in the vehicle.
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Tag result for article published on Wed October 31 2012 12:14 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: bomb threat, bomb threat Elk Grove Village, Elk Grove Village Fire Department, Elk Grove Village Police Department
Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics respondedto the report of a bomb threat about 11:08 AM Wednesday to the Home Depot, 600 Meacham Road. Police received a report of a bomb threat which apparently gave authorities reason to search the Home Depot in Elk Grove Village. Cook County Bomb Squad is on the scene with [...]
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Tag result for article published on Fri October 26 2012 3:47 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Elk Grove Village Fire Department, industrial fire, industrial fire Elk Grove Village
Tasty Catering, just east of the fire scene at Chem-Plate Industries about one block away, helped out with Chem-Plate employees that were evacuated from an industrial fire last Friday. ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS – Around 8:30 Friday morning, a fire occurred at the heat treating and sorting facility operated by Chem-Plate Industries at 1800 Touhy [...]
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Tag result for article published on Fri October 19 2012 6:22 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Elk Grove Village Fire Department, industrial fire, industrial fire Elk Grove Village
VIDEO: Fire scene at 1800 West Touhy at industrial fire Friday. Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:00 AM Friday to a report of an industrial fire with flames coming from the roof at 1800 West Touhy Avenue. Firefighter/paramedics reported seeing a smoke header while en route to the fire. Heavy, black smoke [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon September 24 2012 4:30 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: car vs pole, car vs. pole crash, car vs. pole crash Elk Grove Village, DUI crash, Elk Grove Village Fire Department, Elk Grove Village Police Department
Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:33 AM Monday to a car vs. pole crash at Arlington Heights Road and Cosman Road. Police reported one person needed to be checked for injuries.
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