CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago firefighters spent about three hours battling an extra-alarm fire Thursday afternoon ... The response was later elevated to a 2-11 alarm, which sends at least eight ...

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. CHICAGO - A large house fire broke ... The fire was classified as a two-alarm blaze, prompting the deployment of additional crews and equipment.

according to the Chicago Fire Department. The fire was raised to a 2-11 alarm to help get more water on the flames, officials said. Part of the building was used for vehicle repairs and another ...

An 81-year-old man is dead after a fire in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on Thursday night. Around 5 p.m., the Chicago police and the Chicago Fire Department responded to a fire at a multi ...

A massive fire destroyed a magnesium plant overnight in Chicago's south suburbs. The fire started around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Chicago Magnesium Casting Company foundry at 14101 Seeley Ave.

CHICAGO (WLS ... on scene to find a tremendous amount of fire in the second floor," CFD Deputy District Chief Kelly Burns said. "The alarm office was notified someone was trapped in the ...

The spike in fire deaths has retiring Chicago Fire Commissioner Richard C. Ford II sounding the alarm about how many homes lack working smoke detectors. “People are home more due to the pandemic.

"When you install a smoke alarm, you're actually reducing the change of anyone dying in a fire by 50%. So, we're installing alarms and providing fire safety education," O'Connell said. Chicago ...