John Tulipano was on the scene in West Chicago this afternoon when a general alarm was called in: A firefighter pulls hose off of Engine 7 to make the stand-pipe. John Tulipano photo West Chicago Engine 7 was the still alarm engine to the scene. John Tulipano photo Rear shot of the engine with supply line, hydraulic ladder rack and attack line off. John Tulipano photo West Chicago Tower 6, a 100' Pierce Arrow XT, went to the roof. John Tulipano photo Carol Stream Tower 28 was sent to standby at a West Chicago station. John Tulipano photo It looked like the crew had things under control pretty quickly. I didn’t see any flames from the outside, just some heavy smoke coming from the upper floors. The firefighters were moving fast, setting up lines and getting the tower into position. It’s always good to see how well they work together under pressure. I’ll be sure to post more updates as I get them. Custom Notebook Printing,Print on Demand Notebook,Notebook Printing Services,Notebook Print on Demand,Custom Paper Notebook Guangzhou Xinqicai Printing Co., Ltd. , https://www.cnxqcprinting.com
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For once, I was in the right place at the right time. I was behind West Chicago Station 1 when the general alarm went out. I followed the (3) buggies and Tower 6 to the fire.
The incident took place at Ball Seed, inside a research lab. From what I could tell, it started with an incubator on the second floor. Not much was visible from the outside—just some smoke coming from the building.