2-Alarm fire in a 3-story apartment building after some type of explosion in Des Plaines, IL. Firefighters arrived to find residents waiting on balconies to be rescued while several others jumped to the ground. Six were transported to the hospital some critically injured.
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GLENDALE HEIGHTS APARTMENT BUILDING FIRE: 5/3/26 GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill. – At 10:50 a.m. Sunday the Bloomingdale FPD received a report of a fire at 1810 Glen Ellyn Rd. at an apartment building in the Ellyn Crossing apartment complex. Fire crews encountered a fully-involved 3rd floor balcony with fire extending into the eaves. The fire spread throughout the attic space of the building. According to the Bloomingdale FPD, firefighters initiated an aggressive interior attack and were able to bring the fire under control and confine the damage primarily to the attic space, preventing further extension into occupied living areas. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. – RADIOMAN911 Video by Dave Weaver
Oak Park (IL) Box Alarm at 727 S Highland Avenue, 4-30-26. Command requested a full still on arrival and later the Box.
Working fire at 942 S. Home avenue in Oak Park, IL. Smoke from the roof on arrival.
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The Lake Zurich Fire Department and mutual aid companies were dispatched to 21480 W Boschome Dr in Kildeer, IL just past 9PM on Tuesday night for a fire in an attached garage. First arriving companies had heavy fire and pulled several lines. The home is in an area without hydrants and a MABAS Box Alarm was requested for additional resources. Three portable water tanks were setup and two tanker shuttles were initiated. Roughly 45 minutes into the fire a 2nd Alarm was requested. The three-car garage was destroyed but the majority of the living space appeared to only incur smoke damage.
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Some images from a Still & Box Alarm that occurred in the morning of 4-19-26 at 7655 S. Racine in Chicago. The building was a vacant, 50 x 125 commercial structure. Crews went defensive very early on and brought the fire under control with a snorkel, tower ladder, and four additional lines.
There were quite a few aerials in operation at Maywood’s 4-Alarm fire yesterday. The fire was reported around 1420 hours and was in a pallet factory off 1st Avenue. Departments were on scene well into the night, working to extinguish the blaze.
