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March 24, 2015
Headline of the Year (So Far): Fire extinguisher factory destroyed in massive blaze
The extra-alarm fire broke out in the Archer Heights section of the city just after 9 p.m. at the industrial building on W. 38th Street, according to MyFoxChicago.com.Within 30 minutes, the building, which housed several businesses in addition to the chemical factory, was completely engulfed in flames. More than 150 firefighters responded to the scene and it took them nearly three hours to extinguish the fire. The crews had difficulty getting enough water to the building because of a lack of hydrants and had to perform an "inline operation," in which six trucks were spaced out over a mile and connected by hoses to pipe water, the Chicago Tribune reported. | Fox News
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at March 25, 2015 4:11 AM
The fire department got there so something must have alerted them. Not the 'First Alert'? Just Kidde.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at March 25, 2015 4:20 PM