The battle to extinguish a massive fire that devastated a vacant Bridgeport warehouse in 2013 left behind an ice palace on Ashland Avenue. Chicago’s biggest fire in seven years chased nearly a third of the city’s on-duty firefighters to the scene at 3757 S. Ashland Ave. One firefighter was injured in the battle. Some 200 […]
Long Grove Explosion A large explosion leveled a home in Long Grove, IL and damaged 50 others in a suburban subdivision, prompting an emergency response from multiple jurisdictions.
A large fire caused smoke and water damage at TGI Friday’s Front Row Sports Grill at Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI and caused an estimated $700,000 in damages, according to the Milwaukee Fire Department. The fire started in the restaurant’s kitchen and spread through some duct work. No one was injured.
Lincoln Square Lanes Bowling Alley in Chicago, IL. Firefighters said the fire began on the second floor of the building, which had housed the nearly century-old Lincoln Square Lanes since 1918.
FSI investigators were called in to investigate the 280,000 square foot, eight floor, 115-year old historic Younkers landmark building. The Younkers redevelopment is at the heart of downtown Des Moines, Iowa.