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The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km 2) of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. [3] The fire began in a neighborhood southwest of ...
The Chicago Union Stock Yards fire occurred from December 22 to December 23, 1910 in Chicago, resulting in the deaths of twenty-one Chicago Fire Department firemen. [ 1] Until the September 11 attacks, the fire was the deadliest building collapse in American history, [ 1] although the Texas City Disaster of 1947 killed more firefighters overall.
The Iroquois Theatre fire was a catastrophic building fire in Chicago, Illinois, that broke out on December 30, 1903, during a performance attended by 1,700 people. The fire caused 602 deaths and 250 non-fatal injuries. [1] It ranks as the worst theater fire in the United States, surpassing the carnage of the Brooklyn Theatre fire of 1876 ...
Prairie Avenue is a north–south street on the South Side of Chicago, which historically extended from 16th Street in the Near South Side to the city's southern limits and beyond. The street has a rich history from its origins as a major trail for horseback riders and carriages. During the last three decades of the 19th century, a six- block ...
Attention, Chicago Fire fans who are missing the show during its hiatus: NBC has something that might help fill the void this summer. Premiering this Wednesday at 8/7c, LA Fire & Rescue is a new ...
School fire. Cause. Not officially determined. Deaths. 95. On Monday, December 1, 1958, a fire broke out at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Illinois, shortly before classes were to be dismissed for the day. The fire originated in the basement near the foot of a stairway. The elementary school was operated by the Archdiocese of Chicago ...
Added to NRHP. November 13, 1984. Designated CL. June 9, 1993. Courthouse Place, also known as the former Cook County Criminal Court Building, is a Richardsonian Romanesque -style building at 54 West Hubbard Street in the Near North Side of Chicago. Now a commercial office building, it originally served as a noted courthouse.
Ambulance 61 (S1–3; 5–6) Truck 81 (S3–5) Paramedic-in-Charge. (S1–3) Firefighter Candidate (S3-4) Firefighter/Paramedic (S5-6) Portrayed by Monica Raymund. Gabriela "Gabby" Dawson (Seasons 1–6, Guest Season 7–8) is introduced as the Paramedic EMS in Charge of Ambulance 61, at Firehouse 51. Dawson gets in trouble for not strictly ...