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Firecracker, Possibly M-80: Starts Apartment Fire, Injures Infant, Other Adults on North Central Ave, Chicago

Tue Mar 1, 2011 07:25 am Cardinal News

View Larger Map UPDATE: Johnnal Walker charged today with one count of aggravated arson for Monday night’s fire at a multi-unit building on the 700 block of Central Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood. Chicago […]

Large Rural Estate Home Fire in Barrington Hill on Hills and Dales

Sun Feb 27, 2011 02:56 pm Cardinal News

Barrington firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:00 PM Sunday to a report of a large house fire at 71 Hills and Dales in Barrington Hills. Staging for fire equipment is located at Otis Road and Hills and […]

Odor Sickens 12 People, Including Rescue Workers, at Apartments on Birch Drive Near Woodview Lanes Bowling Alley

Tue Feb 15, 2011 07:41 am Cardinal News

Elgin police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:20 p.m. Monday to the 1100 block of Birch Drive when a resident of an apartment building called 911 to report a strange odor that was causing watering eyes […]

Two Cars in Opposite Directions Hit Dark Train Tanker Cars at Halsted Just North of 91st Street

Mon Feb 14, 2011 06:47 am Cardinal News

Chicago police, firefighters and paramedics responded to a crash involving two cars that hit dark tanker cars at a Halsted crossing involving two lanes each way. The train gates and flashing light were not functioning […]

Extra-Alarm Fire at Andy’s Deli on North Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:31 pm Cardinal News

Video of Chicago grocery store fire at Andy’s Deli, 5442 N. Milwaukee Avenue. Video credit: Steve Redick/youtube.com/SRResquire. Chicago police and firefighters responded to an extra-alarm fire at Andy’s Deli, 5442 North Milwaukee Avenue just before […]

Small Fire at Electric Box at the Red Line Cermak-Chinatown Station

Thu Feb 3, 2011 04:53 pm Cardinal News

Chicago Fire Department responded about 3:40 p.m. Thursday to a report of fire and smoke at an electrical power box that controls signals for the Red Line at the Cermak Road station. Power was shut […]

Cook County Sheriff’s Deputies Edward Flory and David Soto Rescue 4 Fire Victims on 111th St, Chicago

Thu Jan 13, 2011 05:37 pm Cardinal News

Cook County Sheriff’s Deputies Edward Flory (left) and David Soto. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES RESCUE FOUR FROM BURNING BUILDING Two sheriff’s deputies, who rescued four people from a burning building in Chicago, are recovering at Little Company […]

Chicago Fire Department Audio with Notes Related to Fire at 1744 E. 75th Street that Killed Two Firefighters

Fri Dec 24, 2010 11:44 am Cardinal News

Remarkable comments from the audio … Battalion 23 (first in command) arriving on the scene reports a confirmed fire in a one-story building ordinary 40×120 or 125 feet that looks like a vacant commercial structure. […]

Chicago Fire Department: 2 Firefighters Killed, 4 Serious-to-Critical, 10 Stable Condition

Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:10 am Cardinal News

WGN LIVE video recorded before all firefighters were ‘accounted for’ at about 8:13 a.m. CST Monday — wgntv.com. abc7chicago.com report. UPDATE: Corey Ankum, 34, died at Advocate Christ Medical Center. Edward Stringer died at Northwestern […]

Chicago Fire Department: Four Firefighters Trapped in Extra Alarm Fire on 75th Street, Two Rescued Immediately

Wed Dec 22, 2010 07:40 am Cardinal News

WGN LIVE video recorded before all firefighters were ‘accounted for’ at about 8:13 a.m. CST Monday. UPDATE: Two firefighters killed, four firefighters in serious-to-critical condition, ten firefighters injured in stable condition. Click for Updated […]

Stuart Haverty Death from Stadium Fall at Soldier Field Ruled an Accident

Mon Nov 29, 2010 04:45 pm Cardinal News

The death of Stuart Haverty, of Woodstock, who fell from a Soldier Field ledge during the Bears-Eagles game Sunday, November 28, 2010 has been ruled an accident by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The […]

House Explosion at 122nd and Ada in Chicago

Sun Nov 28, 2010 08:36 pm Cardinal News

Chicago Fire Department responded to a house explosion with no fire near the intersection of 122nd and Ada Street in the West Pullman neighborhood. The house explosion is reported to have leveled the house, and […]

Man Stabbed, Cut in Face and Body with Broken Bottle at Green Dolphin Nightclub, Chicago

Sun Nov 14, 2010 12:22 pm Cardinal News

View Larger Map Chicago police responded about 1:45 a.m. Sunday to the Green Dolphin nightclub, 2220 N. Ashland Ave in Chicago. One man was transported to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center […]

CTA Bus Crash with 72 On Board: Ran Off Lake Shore Drive, South of Interstate 55

Sat Oct 9, 2010 07:51 pm Cardinal News

CTA bus involved in crash that injured 72 people near Lake Shore Drive and Interstate 55. Photos courtesy Todd Sherman/Facebook & YouTube.com/7089540230. Chicago Fire Department responded about 5:50 p.m. Saturday for a CTA articulated/extended bus […]

Extra Alarm EMS (PLAN III): CTA Bus Ran Off the Roadway at South Lake Shore Drive and Cermak

Sat Oct 9, 2010 06:14 pm Cardinal News

Chicago Fire Department responded about 5:50 p.m. Saturday for a CTA extended bus that ran off the roadway near southbound Lake Shore Drive and Cermak and hit a tree. Some fire and paramedic units were […]

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