Evanston firefighters responded just before 3:00 p.m. Sunday to report of a pile of tires on fire at North Shore Towing 2527 Oakton Street in Evanston.
Big fire in NW #rogerspark or S Evanston. 2:50 p.m. pic.twitter.com/wiPPxwIJRD
— Bill Savage (@RogersParkMan) August 31, 2014
The tile pile fire is located just west of Home Depot and PetSmart in Evanston …
Fire at Home Depot Evanston @nbcchicago pic.twitter.com/F3kqWSKgJw
— Me (@damasterivan) August 31, 2014
Mutual aid fire departments are staging in the parking lot of PetSmart. Heavy smoke is in the area. Winds are reported from the Southeast and from the Southwest at about 10 mph in the area from O’Hare International Airport (SW 10 MPH) to Waukegan (SE 10 MPH).
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