Massive fire breaks out at pallet business on Chicago's West Side

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The Chicago Fire Department said pallets at a building supply warehouse were on fire.

CHICAGO -- A massive fire broke out on Chicago's West Side Tuesday evening.The fire broke out in the 2000 block of West Hubbard Street in the West Town neighborhood. Several fire trucks and ambulances were called to the 4-11 alarm fire, meaning more than two dozen fire vehicles were needed to battle the fire.CFD said as of around 7 p.m., there were no injuries reported.

He said he saw pallets stacked 20 high at the scene of the fire, and noted that there are also trucks and Cook County Sheriff's buses parked nearby, and a diesel emissions testing site on the corner. These are all dangerous objects that could detonate in the fire, he said.As it was, the fire was extremely intense—even with the wind blowing in the opposite direction, Corsaro said.'I was a block away, and it felt like you were sticking your face into a fireplace,' he said.

 

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