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1:49 PM (TUE OCT 15 2024) ... Elgin firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a commercial building fire at 1050 St Charles Street Elgin. Employee at Welch Brothers Construction Supply Store reporting that a metal building is on fire. Large black smoke header visible. Upgraded to a Working Fire at 1:54 PM for a commercial building fire with exposures. MABAS Division 2 Box Alarm on Box #2-455 activated by 2:05 PM. Railroad shut down at Hammond because water lines need to be stretched across the railroad tracks. Building(s) in the yard destroyed with a collapse zone setup by 2:25 PM, and explosions involving stored flammable liquids inside the building around 2:40 PM. Box Alarm struck out at 3:09 PM. Fire under control by 3:28 PM. Weather at West ChicagoDuPage Airport at 1:52 PM Wind North 10 MPH G21 MPH Air Temperature 52°F Relative Humidity 50% Air Pressure 30.25 in Elgin NWS Weather Forecast OCT 15 2024 Tuesday Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. North wi...

5:58 PM ... Hoffman Estates and Elgin firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a crash with injuries and fire at I-90 WEST and MM 57 Hoffman Estates. Report of crash with a fire and initially a person trapped. A report of a tow truck driver or tollway driver. Crew on arrival reports two vehicles involved in a crash with one vehicle rolled over up against the Jersey Wall (J-Wall). BC6 requests a second ambulance by 6:11 PM. Crash located on I-90 WEST between Route 25 and Beverly Road. Tollway Trip 90 on X: "I-90 Westbound - CRASH - East of IL-25 (Dundee Rd) - MP 57.0 - 2 right lanes blocked of 4" / X https://maps.app.goo.gl/1fNzZjUcVwtJ4cnL7 A=Ambulance, E=Engine, S=Squad, T=Truck, TL=Tower Ladder, Q=Quint  BC=Battalion Chief, C=Chief, DC=Deputy Chief/Deputy District Chief, CV=Command Van ARLINGTONCARDINAL.COM/FIRE Helpful Resources CHICAGOFIRESCANNER.COM Chicago Fire Scanner Chicago Police Scanner chicagobreaking.cardinal.news | Chicago TV News, Chicago New...