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| Chicago firefighters battle intense fire at longtime catering business near Midway VIDEO: An intense fire destroyed a longtime catering business not far from Midway Airport Friday morning. The Chicago Fire Department responed to the fire around 3:30 a.m. in the 6300-block of South Central Avenue. By 4:30 a.m. the fire appeared to be struck, but the building appeared to be a total loss. Employees of the business said it was Georgis Catering, which has been serving the city for 77 years. The business served meals for private planes at Midway and also worked with Meals on Wheels. "It was a big staple, especially for our seniors," employee Vanessa Hernandez said. "We did a bunch of Meals on Wheels for them. I think that is the most devastating part." Employees said about 2,000 meals for Meals on Wheels would not be distributed Friday. No injuries were reported. A neighboring building with apartments had to be evacuated. Warming buses were sent to the scene. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Follow Up: Deadly high-rise fire caused by careless use of smoking materials, Chicago Fire Department says A deadly Kenwood high-rise fire was caused by careless use of smoking materials, the Chicago Fire Department said Thursday. One woman died and nine others were hurt in the incident, including a firefighter, at an apartment building on South Lake Park Avenue Wednesday morning. CFD said smoking materials ignited combustibles in a bedroom and ruled the fire an accident. A smoke detector was in the residence but was not working, CFD said. The fire broke out in the 15th floor of the 25-story Harper Square Co-Op building in the 4800-block of South Lake Park Avenue just after 10 a.m. Wednesday. Wind caused the fire to spread very quickly, going vertically from floor to floor all the way up to the 24th floor. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Deerfield CPR Training Event To Honor Rescuers, Raise Awareness February is American Heart Month. Because of the actions of two North Shore residents last year, another local resident will be able to celebrate it. The two men will be recognized during a bystander CPR/AED course 10 a.m. Sunday at Rochelle Zell Jewish High School, 1095 Lake Cook Road. The event, which is scheduled to go until 12:30 p.m. is being hosted by NorthShore University HealthSystem and the Deerfield Bannockburn Fire Department. Attendees will learn about the rescue, bystander CPR and how to use an AED, and participate in hands-on practice with mannequins and AED training devices. This is not a CPR certification event. DEERFIELD PATCH Crews battle large Phoenix house fire in south suburbs VIDEO: Several different fire departments are battling a large south suburban house fire Friday morning. The fire broke out just before 6 a.m. in the 15000-block of Vincennes Road in Phoenix. A witness said the family who lived there, including children, all got out safely, and there were no immediate reports of any injuries in connection with the blaze. Six different fire departments are responding to the incident. The fire started in the rear of the two-and-a-half story home, but quickly spread throughout the building. Large flames could be seen shooting through the roof at some points. Vincennes Road is closed from 153rd Street to Halsted Street. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO Fire damages home in Peoria Fire investigators are working to find the cause of an overnight fire in Peoria. The fire started around 12:13 A.M. on Friday at 1716 W. Millman Street. Crews arrived to find smoke from the home and started to put it out. In the process, firefighters found the stairs burned out, which limited access to the second floor. To fight the fire, crews entered the second story using ladders. Flames quickly extended into the roof of the home. Other fire crews searched the building and determined it was empty. A Peoria Fire Department investigator was called to the scene to determine the cause and how the fire started. As of Friday morning, the incident is under investigation. Ameren isolated the utilities. Peoria Police provided traffic control, even shutting part of Millman st. for some time. WMBD-TV CBS 31 PEORIA Firefighters respond to vehicle fire in Carbondale Firefighters responded to a vehicle on fire Wednesday night in Carbondale. Crews quickly responded to the scene on East Birch Street at 8:49 p.m. where they found flames coming out of a Chevy Trailblazer. Carbondale Assistant Fire Chief Mike Rishel said there was heavy fire in the passenger area of the vehicle. Crews extinguished the fire quickly. Rishel said the vehicle was located close to a home in which the heat of the fire did cause some siding damage to the structure. However, crews were able to knock down the flames before it caused any further damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation, however, Rishel said he believes it was unintentional. WSIL-TV ABC 3 CARBONDALE PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Person in custody after massive California apartment complex fire One person was taken into custody Thursday evening in connection with a massive structure fire inside a two-story apartment building in Westlake. Calls about the fire came in around 5:15 p.m. at a building located on the 2800 block of 7th Street, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Fire Department. Prior to the fire breaking out inside the complex, an LAFD engine was already on scene to support an LAPD operation. The call was upgraded to a structure fire response after one of the firefighters saw smoke coming from a window. Heavy flames were showing in both the second floor and attic, and additional resources were requested. In total, more than 100 firefighters responded to the scene, the Fire Department said. The building was fully evacuated and firefighters worked their way through the building to ensure that no people were trapped inside. KTLA-TV CW 5 LOS ANGELES 108-year-old man is oldest firefighter at New Jersey volunteer fire department VIDEO: Vincent Dransfield lives life on his own terms, and that's not something many 108-year-olds can say. He leased a car two years ago and is still driving — in more ways than one. "I'm still driving everybody crazy," Dransfield joked. When asked what type of car he drives, he responded by saying "four wheels." He's still sharp and quick-witted. "I like to have a sense of humor," Dransfield said. "It's good. It gets you somewhere. If you're nasty and angry, you ain't going nowhere." Dransfield is also the oldest firefighter at the Little Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Not as active as he once was, he's still on the roster at Singac Engine Company No. 3. "I said, ‘When I grow up, I'm going to become a fireman,' so I became a fireman," he said. His contributions and pictures from the last 84 years with the department are plastered on the firehouse walls. WPIX-TV CW 11 NEW YORK CITY Who Knew? Toyota Has a Fire Department! Design. Engineering. Technology. Manufacturing. These are a few of the departments you likely think of when you think of a car company. And when it comes to Toyota, you can add fire department to the list. The automaker recently shared a feature highlighting its Fire and Rescue Brigade. There's one at each of its manufacturing plants in North America. Toyota says they are fully staffed and operate like a local fire station. "We have a full-time fire brigade and are authorized to have 18 firefighters," says KB Hallmark, Assistant Chief of Fire and Rescue at Toyota Texas. "Our staff works a 48 hours on/96 hours off schedule - common with municipal fire departments in the area." He adds, "Our staff members are required to have professional certifications through the Texas Commission on Fire Protection and the Department of State Health Services and receive additional training specific to their duties." SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS 'Not often do you get the opportunity to live both dreams in a lifetime': Phoenix firefighter is a former Super Bowl champ VIDEO: The alarm sounds and Roy Lewis grabs his gear and darts to the truck. He feels a rush of adrenaline as he climbs into the driver's seat, starts the engine and turns on the siren. Lewis is a Phoenix firefighter who's living his dream of helping the community. "I always vowed if I ever had an opportunity to give back, I would," he said. Lewis has been fighting Phoenix's fires for almost ten years. He's an engineer with Station 18 who is constantly responding to calls and helping save lives. He always knew this was a job he wanted, but sometimes life throws a curve ball. "Football has afforded me so many opportunities, and I'm very thankful and very humble," he said. "This job reminds me how fortunate I am." In 2008, Lewis joined the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a cornerback and played with everything he had. KPNX-TV NBC 12 MESA Why Teslas keep catching on fire When Thayer Smith, a firefighter in Austin, Texas, received the call that a Tesla was on fire, he knew that he'd need to bring backup. It was in the early morning hours of August 12, 2021, and a driver had slammed a Model X into a traffic light on a quiet residential street in Austin before crashing into a gas pump at a nearby Shell station. The driver, a teenager who was later arrested for driving while intoxicated, managed to escape the car, but the Tesla burst into flames. As emergency responders battled the fire in the dark of night, bursts of sparks shot out of the totaled car, sending plumes of smoke up into the sky. It took tens of thousands of gallons of water, multiple fire engines, and more than 45 minutes to finally extinguish the blaze. "People have probably seen vehicles burning on the side of the road at one point or another," Smith, the division chief at the Austin Fire Department, recalled. VOX MEDIA PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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