TUE NOV 06 2018 ~8:35 PM Elmwood Park Fire Department HOUSE FIRE/BOX ALARM 7934 Oakleaf Ave Elmwood Park, IL MABAS Division 20 Box Alarm on Box #100 for a house fire (bungalow with closely-spaced homes). [INCIDENT MAP]
TUE NOV 06 2018 ~8:12 PM Northlake FPD Bottling Commercial Building/Working Fire 400 N Wolf Rd Northlake, IL Commercial building fire at bottler “Dr Pepper Snapple Group” south of O’Hare International Airport. [INCIDENT MAP]
TUE NOV 06 2018 ~11:30 AM Palatine Rural FPD Extrication Crash Ela Road and Palatine Road Inverness, IL Inverness, IL Report of a crash with injuries in front of Palatine Rural fire station. E36 on arrival reports two cars with heavy damage. E36 reports need to pop a door by 11:34 am. One extricated by 11:41 am. Second ambulance requested by 11:43 am. Crash also reported on Waze. [INCIDENT MAP]
TUE NOV 06 2018 ~11:07 AM Rolling Meadows Fire Department Personal Injury Crash Hicks Road and Kirchoff Road Rolling Meadows, IL Report of a crash with injuries on Hicks Road north of Kirchoff Rd. BC15 reports a 2-vehicle crash with occupants out of the vehicles. [INCIDENT MAP]
TUE NOV 06 2018 ~9:34 AM Chicago Fire Department Working Fire 3963 Merrimac Ave Chicago, IL Report of a fire in the basement of a duplex. Fire out by 9:39 am. [INCIDENT MAP]
TUE NOV 06 2018 ~9:15 AM Barrington Countryside FPD Car vs Tree Crash/Personal Injury Crash Cuba Road and Route 59 Barrington, IL Report of a crash with injuries on IL-59 south of Cuba Rd. Crew on arrival reports a car in a ditch with moderate damage and no entrapment. Southbound IL-59 most affected by traffic delays. [INCIDENT MAP]
TUE NOV 06 2018 ~9:12 AM Car vs Light Pole/Extrication Crash Meacham Road and Schaumburg Road Schaumburg, IL Report of a crash with a light pole and driver can’t open car door. Second ambulance dispatched by 9:15 am. Schaumburg crews report they are working to extricate one person by 9:18 am. [INCIDENT MAP]
TUE NOV 06 2018 ~5:14 AM Chicago Fire Department Medical Emergency on CTA tracks 41.875886, -87.686055 (CTA Blue Line and Western Ave Chicago, IL ) Report of a person under the CTA train confirmed by BC17. Holding SQD1 and 515; need ambulance at top of tracks by 5:22 am. One victim transported to Cook County Stroger. [INCIDENT MAP]
TUE NOV 06 2018 ~2:30 AM Chicago Fire Department Car vs Wall/Personal Injury Crash 41.808947, -87.631375 (NB Dan Ryan Expressway and 47th St Chicago, IL) Report of a crash with injuries after a car hit a wall barrier in the inbound express lanes. Might have been south of 47th because E54 and T20 were possibly assigned this call. [INCIDENT MAP]
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