Fire Notebook

House Fire on North School St in Mount Prospect Extinguish Early This Morning

Sat Oct 20, 2012 06:34 am Cardinal News

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:29 AM Saturday to a report of a smoke in filling the basement in the 100 block of North School Street. Police arrived first on the scene and […]

Fast-Developing Machine Fire Extinguished Just After Building Starts To Burn On Touhy Ave, Elk Grove Village

Fri Oct 19, 2012 06:22 pm Cardinal News

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 […]

VIDEO: Texas Version of Burning Man; Big Tex Burns at Texas State Fair Friday

Fri Oct 19, 2012 05:50 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Fire has destroyed Big Tex, leaving behind little more than the metal frame of the 52-foot-tall cowboy that’s an icon of the State Fair of Texas. VIDEO: ‘Big Tex’ burns at Texas State Fair […]

Multi-Vehicle Crash on Northbound I-290/Route 53 at Thorndale

Fri Oct 19, 2012 08:13 am Cardinal News

Elk Grove Village firefighter/paramedics and Illinois State Police responded about 8:02 AM Friday multi-vehicle crash with injuries on northbound I-290/Route 53 at Thornadale Avenue. First Elk Grove Village firefighters on the scene reported several vehicles […]

Utility Pole on Fire Near Kirchoff Rd and Chapman Ct, Rolling Meadows

Thu Oct 18, 2012 06:37 am Cardinal News

Rolling Meadows police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:32 AM Thursday to a report of a utility pole on fire near Kirchoff Road and Chapman Court. Police on the scene first reported that the pole was […]

Aerial Firefighting As Fire Threatens 100 Homes Near Santa Barbara, California

Wed Oct 17, 2012 08:33 pm Cardinal News

A wildfire in the rugged hills overlooking Santa Barbara threatened about 100 homes Wednesday in an area where a fire in 1990 killed one person and burned about 550 homes. Fire burning today are in […]

Apartment Fire Stopped in 3rd Floor Apartment Attic at Friendship Village, Schaumburg Before it Gets Chance to Spread

Wed Oct 17, 2012 07:13 am Cardinal News

Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:35 PM Tuesday to an automatic fire alarm at Friendship Village, 350 West Schaumburg Road. The automatic fire alarm was upgraded due to report of smoke seen and smelled […]

Girl Almost Loses Head After Sticking Head Out Window While Another Train Passes

Tue Oct 16, 2012 07:20 am Cardinal News

Two acts of utter stupidity as the girl sticks her head out the window and the guy with the camera fails to warn her of the oncoming train. A girl sticks her head out of […]

Tornadic Conditions: Witnessed by Pro Radar Observers and Citizens Who Saw Orange and Purple Storm Clouds in Schaumburg

Mon Oct 15, 2012 06:23 am Cardinal News

Storm clouds while Tornado Warning in effect, and storm damage in Schaumburg and Mount Prospect (full screen view shows orange tints coming through clouds that were caught on video in Arlington Heights). The National Weather […]

Smoke in Sky in Wheeling: Smoke Header from Shed Fire on Hintz Rd, Wheeling Spotted by Many Friday Afternoon

Sat Oct 13, 2012 08:26 am Cardinal News

Wheeling police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:10 PM Friday to a commercial shed fire at 165 West Hintz Road. Firefighter/paramedics received a report that a shed was fully involved. While responding, firefighters reported a smoke […]

Townhouse/Condo Fire On Waterbury Circle, Palatine Just 100 Yards from Fire Station 82

Sat Oct 13, 2012 06:16 am Cardinal News

Video of fire scene on Waterbury Circle in Palatine in fire about 2:35 a.m. Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:22 AM Saturday to a townhouse/condo fire in the 1400 block of Waterbury Circle. Police […]

Arlington Heights and Prospect Heights Firefighters’ Open House Activities at Each Headquarters

Fri Oct 12, 2012 08:29 pm Cardinal News

Fire Prevention Week Open House at Arlington Heights Fire Department Station 2 last year on October 15, 2011. Get an exciting, close-up view of firefighting equipment and fire apparatus at the Arlington Heights Fire Department’s […]

Fire and Small Explosion in Underground Vault at Golf Rd and Meacham Rd, Schaumburg

Fri Oct 12, 2012 07:53 pm Cardinal News

Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:35 PM Friday to a report of an explosion underground at the southwest corner of Meacham and Golf Road. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that fire shot out […]

Fire Prevention Week Video Question: Light Smoke in a Building: Problem or No Problem?

Fri Oct 12, 2012 05:04 pm Cardinal News

TRUE OR FALSE? If there is a light haze in a building, there is nothing to worry about if you call the fire department right away. The fire will be immediately stopped. Firefighters arrived for […]

VIDEO Rollover Crash: Tanker Truck Explosion Kills Three Firefighters in Huaihua City in Hunan Province, China

Thu Oct 11, 2012 09:52 am Cardinal News

CCTV Video Surveillance captures explosion and shockwave that killed three firefighters and destroyed fire vehicles. A gas tanker that exploded killing three firefighters in central China on Saturday was still burning a day later, according […]

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