Firefighters Battle Fatal Calumet City (IL) Apartment Fire

May 31, 2022
Fire Engineering Staff
1 min read

Fire photographer Tim Olk shared some photos and video from the scene of an apartment fire in Calumet City, Illinois, that involved Maydays and multiple rescues.

The three-alarm fire Monday night in the seven-story apartment building in the 200 block of Park Avenue left at least one person dead and several other people injured, including firefighters, report said.

Firefighters employ water cannon at Calumet City apartment fire
Chicago fire department deck gun stream at Calumet City apartment fire
Deck gun and tower ladder in use at Calumet City apartment fire
Firefighters in bucket flowing water on Calumet City apartment fire
South Holland tower ladder at Calumet City apartment fire
Night operations with tower ladder flowing at Calumet City apartment fire
Flames and firefighters in tower ladder bucket at Calumet City apartment fire
Firefighters with broken glass doors and hose at Calumet City apartment fire
Firefighters advance a hoseline at Calumet City apartment fire
Fire chiefs on scene at Calumet City apartment fire
Hose stream on burning balconies at Calumet City apartment fire
Firefighters in tower ladder bucket flowing water at fatal Calumet City apartment fire
Tower ladder at Calumet City apartment fire
Flames and smoke at Calumet City apartment fire

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