Fire Notebook

Krystyna Kowalewski of Hoffman Estates Killed in I-290 Crash

Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:47 am aauthor

Krystyna Kowalewski, 22, of Hoffman Estates was killed instantly in a crash on Interstate 290 near Irving Park Road and near Thorndale Avenue about 3:35 a.m. Friday. Krystyna Kowalewski was driving a red Pontiac Grand […]

Cook County Sheriff’s Deputies Edward Flory and David Soto Rescue 4 Fire Victims on 111th St, Chicago

Thu Jan 13, 2011 05:37 pm Cardinal News

Cook County Sheriff’s Deputies Edward Flory (left) and David Soto. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES RESCUE FOUR FROM BURNING BUILDING Two sheriff’s deputies, who rescued four people from a burning building in Chicago, are recovering at Little Company […]

Illegal Meth Lab Fire/Second Alarm: 55 Hazelwood Ave, Newark, NJ

Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:05 pm Cardinal News

01.06.11 – Second Alarm – 55 Hazelwood Avenue – Newark, NJ. (PART 1) Newark firefighters responded about 12:15 a.m. to 55 Hazelwood for an explosion and fire at a 2 ½ story frame duplex with […]

Extra-Alarm Fire at Windemere Apartments on Walnut Street, Philadelphia

Mon Jan 10, 2011 07:03 pm Cardinal News

Scores of firefighters battled a huge blaze in a four-story apartment complex in Philadelphia on Monday. Officials said the building had been evacuated safely and there were no reports of injuries. Philadelphia firefighters responded about […]

Two Drivers Hit Trees in Separate Injury Crashes in Buffalo Grove Overnight, Early Morning

Mon Jan 10, 2011 04:34 pm Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded to two car vs. tree crashes just over two hours apart. The first crash occurred about 4:50 a.m. Monday off of Lake Cook Road in front of the FedEx […]

Apartment Fire in Mount Prospect on West Prospect Ave

Thu Jan 6, 2011 04:43 pm Cardinal News

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded just before 2:40 PM Thursday to an activated fire alarm in the 1200 block of West Prospect Avenue in Mount Prospect. While firefighters were enroute (two minutes later), a […]

VIDEO: Extra-Alarm Fire, Large Four-Story Destroyed in Rahway, New Jersey

Tue Jan 4, 2011 02:12 pm Cardinal News

Aerial view of firefighters in defensive mode at a massive blaze at a residential condominium construction site in Rahway, New Jersey. Rahway Fire Department responded about 1:30 a.m. ET to a large fire involving several […]

VIDEO: Fire at Dudley Do-Right’s Rispsaw Falls at Universal Orlando’s ‘Islands of Adventure’

Sat Jan 1, 2011 05:38 pm Cardinal News

Video of smoke header from Islands of Adventure fire at Universal Orlando Resort. Orange County Fire Rescue responded to fire and smoke reported at Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls, a log flume water ride at Islands […]

Apartment Fire in Third Floor Unit on North Baldwin Court, Palatine

Sat Jan 1, 2011 11:22 am Cardinal News

Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:50 AM Saturday to a report of an apartment fire in the 1300 block of North Baldwin Court. Police arrived first to find flames and smoke showing from an […]

Rollover Crash at Route 53 Exit Ramp at Palatine Road

Fri Dec 31, 2010 08:39 pm Cardinal News

VIDEO: Rollover crash at Route 53 exit ramp — northbound Route 53 to eastbound Palatine Road. Palatine firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:15 PM Friday to a rollover crash with no reported injuries on the exit ramp […]

House Fire Video: Tennis Star Chanda Rubin’s House Burned Down in Intense Thunderstorm in Louisiana

Thu Dec 30, 2010 05:00 pm Cardinal News

Louisiana fire officials say the home of tennis player Chanda Rubin burned down during an intense thunderstorm in River Ranch. Asst. Chief Jerry Delhomme says Rubin was home but got out safely when the fire […]

Devastating Explosion at Furniture Store in Wayne, Michigan

Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:38 pm Cardinal News

Search dog checks a roof top air conditioner or other type of rooftop unit and other debris in collapsed furniture store in Wayne, Michigan. Rescuers were searching for two employees of the furniture. UPDATE: One […]

Row House Fire/Two Apartment Buildings on Fire in Union City, New Jersey

Tue Dec 28, 2010 08:33 pm Cardinal News

RAW VIDEO: Aerial video from WABC-TV shows several row houses on fire in Union City, New Jersey. No injuries reported in a fully involved fire involving two apartment buildings. But two firefighters were treated for […]

Methane-Producing Facility at Kankakee Water Treatment Plant Destroyed by Explosion

Mon Dec 27, 2010 02:01 pm Cardinal News

Kankakee Fire Department and police responded about 9:00 a.m. Monday to a water treatment plant in Kankakee at 1600 W. Brookmont Blvd. All people working at the plant have been accounted for, and no injuries […]

Crash with Victim Trapped, Rescued at Route 22 and Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove

Mon Dec 27, 2010 12:38 pm Cardinal News

Long Grove firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:20 PM Monday of an auto accident with injuries and entrapment at the intersection of Route 22 (Half Day Road) and Old McHenry Road. Buffalo Grove Fire Department firefighter/paramedics, Countryside […]

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