We could be lieve it, said Blanca Valderas, witness. We were like in shock.
The 4-11 alarm fire broke out an auto body supply factory at 4425 W. 16th. Street at about 8:45 a.m., as many workers at the Best Value Auto Body Supply had already started their shifts.
Chopper 7HD flew over the scene as huge flames and thick smoke could be seen coming from the warehouse.
WATCH: Chopper 7HD flies above huge warehouse fire
Chicago firefighters battle huge flames and thick smoke from an extra-alarm warehouse fire on the West Side.
Gloria Ramos, whose husband Raoul has worked at the plant for years, said he frantically called her as flames began to overtake the building.
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a commercial building on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Chicago. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt says crews were called to flames shooting through the roof of Best Value Auto Body Supply Inc. He says the damage is extensive” and the building most likely will be demolished. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP) Thursday, December 10, 2020 4:19 PM EST By The Associated Press, AP
CHICAGO (AP) Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on Chicago s West Side that engulfed an auto parts warehouse.
Crews were called to flames shooting through the roof of Best Value Auto Body Supply, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt said. The fire sent billows of black smoke that could be seen for miles.