Des Plaines Fire Chief Daniel Anderson will retire next month after more than four years leading the department and a career that spanned parts of five decades.
“It is amazing how fast 40 years .
A semi-truck backed into DeSignGroup Signage Corporation in Des Plaines, causing damage and all employees at work to evacuate and take the day off. (Noah Festenstein/Journal Photo) Employees of the DeSignGroup Signage Corporation, 2135 Frontage Rd. in Des Plaines, were successfully evacuated from their building after a semi-truck hit it during a Tuesday delivery. According
Des Plaines firefighters were challenged by a rapidly evolving scene in fire that killed 5, report finds
By Sun-Times Media Wire
Des Plaines firefighters were ‘challenged by a rapidly evolving scene’ in fire that killed 5, report finds
A fire in Des Plaines that killed four children and their mother in January likely started at least seven minutes before anyone called 911.
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And firefighters were challenged by a rapidly evolving scene that included more victims than initially expected and fire blocking the only stairwell to the family’s apartment.
That’s according to
a 43-page report released Tuesday by the Des Plaines Fire Department that provides a timeline and video of the city’s response to the blaze at 714 W. Oakton St.
4 children among 5 killed in fire
Associated Press
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Firefighters work Wednesday at the scene of a house fire in Des Plaines that claimed the lives of five people.Mark Welsh | Daily Herald via AP
DES PLAINES Five people, including four children under the age of 6, were killed Wednesday in a fire at a home in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines.
All five people were members of the same family, Des Plaines Fire Chief Daniel Anderson said. Their names have not been released.
The blaze happened shortly before 11 a.m. at a duplex. No cause had been determined by early afternoon.