Fire Notebook

Snow Blower Hazards: Hand Trauma Mount Prospect, Severed Finger in Buffalo Grove

Wed Feb 2, 2011 11:00 am Cardinal News

A person with hand trauma walked into a Mount Prospect fire station Wednesday morning and Buffalo Grove firefighter/paramedics responded to the 0-99 block of Carlyle Lane in Buffalo Grove for a severed finger from a […]

Three-Alarm Fire at American Gymnastics Gym on Shoreline Drive in Aurora

Tue Feb 1, 2011 10:03 am Cardinal News

Aurora Fire Department responded about 4:00 a.m. Tuesday to a fire at a gym, American Gymnastics, 881 Shoreline Drive. The fire was reported under control about 7:00 a.m. The building construction was reported to have […]

Buffalo Grove Police Stop a Car Fire at Lake Cook Rd and Raupp Blvd

Tue Feb 1, 2011 09:31 am Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:45 AM Tuesday to a car fire at the intersection of Lake Cook Road and Raupp Boulevard. Police arrived at the scene of the car fire, which was […]

Huge Fire and Explosions at Paint Factory Blaze at Mount Druitt Near Sydney, Austrailia

Fri Jan 28, 2011 06:54 am Cardinal News

Sixteen Australian fire crews used high-powered hoses to fight a massive blaze at a paint factory that produced a huge plume of smoke and forced evacuations in the Sydney suburb of Mount Druitt. A warehouse […]

Car Ferry Fire in Indonesia: 13 Killed, 200 Injured

Fri Jan 28, 2011 06:42 am Cardinal News

A crowded ferry caught fire in Indonesia early on Friday, killing at least 13 people and sending panicked passengers jumping into the sea, officials said. Nearly 200 people were injured, some critically. Eleven people were […]

Updated to Homicide: George Markopoulos Dies, Found at Scene at Extra-Alarm Horseshoe Inn Tavern Fire

Fri Jan 28, 2011 05:57 am Cardinal News

UPDATE: Death of George Markopoulos is being investigated as a homicide. View Larger Map Schiller Park firefighters responded just before 4:00 a.m. Thursday to a fire at the Horseshoe Inn, 9639 Irving Park Road […]

Three Extra-Alarm Fires Overnight: Milwaukee Ave/Bucktown; Apartment in Maywood; Horseshoe Inn, Schiller Park

Thu Jan 27, 2011 06:52 am Cardinal News

Chicago firefighters responded about 9:00 p.m. Wednesday to a vacant Bucktown neighborhood building in the 1800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue. The building had the dangerous roof style — bowstring truss roof — that was […]

Two-Car Crash on Northbound Edens (I-94) Betwen Lake and Old Orchard

Thu Jan 27, 2011 06:11 am Cardinal News

Skokie Fire Department and police responded to a two-car crash with personal injuries on the northbound Edens between Old Orchard and Lake. The crash was located at interstate 94 mile marker 34 in the inside […]

VIDEO: Semi-Trailer Truck Crosses Highway 401 Median in Toronto Canada

Mon Jan 24, 2011 07:09 pm Cardinal News

Dashcam video captures oncoming semi-trailer truck crashing over the median with evasive maneuvering by the driver of the car with the dashcam. A dashcam captured an incredible crash of a semi-trailer truck crashing over the […]

Below Zero Firefighting: Extra Alarm Fire on Ayer Street in Harvard, IL

Sun Jan 23, 2011 03:47 am Cardinal News

Harvard Fire Department responded just before 8:00 p.m. Saturday to an extra alarm fire at 45 North Ayer Street in downtown Harvard. The extra alarm was raised to a 4th alarm just before 8:20 p.m. […]

3 Rollover Crashes, 1 Extrication Crash on Tri-State and Edens

Sat Jan 22, 2011 09:50 am Cardinal News

The Tri-State i-94 and I-294 are apparently affected by snowy conditions and heavy traffic. The latest crash north of Chicago is northbound on the Edens Expressway near Skokie Boulevard (north of Old Orchard) reported about […]

BMW Assist, Palatine Firefighter/Paramedics Help Driver Out of Overturned BMW at Palatine and Rt 53

Fri Jan 21, 2011 06:11 am Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police and Palatine firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:50 p.m. Thursday to a report from a BMW assist operator of a rollover crash involving a BMW at Palatine Road and Route 53. Palatine firefighter/paramedics reported […]

Man Rescued from Machine: Arm Trapped at Hospital Linen Supply Company, Wheeling

Mon Jan 17, 2011 09:51 am Cardinal News

Wheeling police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:35 AM Monday to a report of a man with his arm caught in a machine at Hospital Linen Supply, 45 West Hintz Road. Wheeling Fire Department responded with […]

Duplex Fire on Park Lane in Unincorporated Des Plaines

Mon Jan 17, 2011 06:08 am Cardinal News

North Main Fire Protection District responded about 5:30 a.m. to a fire in a duplex at 9510 Park Lane, just south of the Golf Glen Shopping Center on Golf Road. The fire was extinguished in […]

Fully-Involved House Fire on West Manchester, Wheeling

Fri Jan 14, 2011 07:59 pm Cardinal News

Wheeling police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:30 PM Friday to a report of a house fire in the 100 block of of West Manchester Drive Police arrived first and reported a house fully-involved with fire. […]

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