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CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. — Two fires destroyed six homes and displaced nine people in Chicago Heights overnight. The fires started just after 11 p.m. Tuesday near 15th Street and Lowe Avenue.
March 25 – L. Fish Furniture Company fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 12. March 27 – Ököritófülpös, Hungary, fire in a barn during a dancing party killed 312 people. [8] [9] December 21–22 – Friedlander Leather Remnants factory fire, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 13 firemen and one policeman died in two separate collapses.
The purchaser, William Barbour of New York, changed the name to Central Locomotive and Car Works and continued the company's operations. In the 1910s the company continued its slow decline, and the last of the 480 passenger cars built at the Chicago Heights works was constructed in 1914. In 1916 there were two more fires at the plant.
Sisters-in-law Randi Jaffe and Jenny Jaffe created the LA Lost Stuffy Project, which raises funds to buy new versions of stuffed toys and blankets lost in the fires.
The Chicago Fire Department said the fire was initially reported around 10 a.m. and was under control by 12:30 p.m. Nance-Holt said more than 300 fire and Emergency Medical Service workers ...
Since the 1880s, Chicago has also been home to firms in other areas of the food processing industry, including cereals, baked goods, and candy. [ 2 ] In the twenty-first century, companies such as The Kraft Heinz Company , Wrigley , Sara Lee , and Tootsie Roll Industries , all maintain operations within the Chicago metropolitan area .
The diner was a local staple dating back to 1955, and Rosenbluh first laid eyes on its charred husk this week through a Facebook video that was sent to him after the Eaton Fire swept through the area.