FIRE TAKING HOLD; FIREMEN BATTLING FLAMES; FRONT OF BUILDING COLLAPSING; FIREMEN UP LADDER.




Initials RC/V/JH/JM



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Background: PROPERTY AND STOCK WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WERE LOST, WHEN FIRE RIPPED THROUGH A WAREHOUSE IN CHICAGO ILLINOIS ON WEDNESDAY.

THE WAREHOUSE WAS OWNED BY A DISCOUNT CHAIN IN AMERICA'S MID-WEST AND WAS PACKED WITH MERCHANDISE.

NOBODY WAS INJURED IN THE FIERCE BLAZE, BUT FIREMEN HAD A CLOSE CALL WHEN A WALL COLLAPSED SUDDENLY, SPRAYING DEBRIS OVER A WIDE AREA.

FIREMEN RISKED SERIOUS INJURY TO POUR WATER INTO THE FLAMES FROM CLOSE RANGE, BUT THE FORE HAD TAKEN TOO FROM A HOLD.

THE WAREHOUSE AND ITS CONTENTS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED.