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The Chicago City Hall was evacuated on Wednesday due to a fire, no structural damage was reported, WGN 9 reported. A fire broke out in a third-floor records room, people were “evaluated,” but ...
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.
Fire tears through 6 homes in Chicago Heights - AOL
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.
Local radio and television reports soon broadcast the news across the city. WGN-AM radio broadcast continuous updates of the fire, with Chicago Police Officer Leonard Baldy providing observations from an overhead helicopter. Panicked mothers and fathers left their homes or workplaces and raced to the school.
At around 9 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, the Carus Chemical plant in La Salle, Illinois, was involved in a major fire. [3] [4] The plant, which is located about 90 miles (140 km) from Chicago and 80 miles (130 km) from the Quad Cities and was used for manufacturing water treatment products, caught fire.
Fire crews are also battling another brush fire that started Sunday and consumed at least 250 acres near Middleton, Massachusetts. PHOTO: Elevated wildfire warning nationwide. (ABC News)
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 ]