A South Side family business destroyed in a fire started by electrical power lines say ComEd is refusing the pay them fairly for damage they caused.A South Side family business that is more than a century old was destroyed by a ComEd electrical power line fire, and the owners say the utility isn't offering fair compensation.
Hesser's family business is now a contracting company and while no one was at the business in February, 2021 when the fire broke out, they are still recovering from the disaster. Hesser filled out a claim with ComEd and with his insurance company. Insurance paid $732,000 after working with contractors and reviewing estimates, and the Hessers said they paid another $800,000. They said they also had to completely tear down and rebuild a wooden and aluminum warehouse in the back after the damage in order to bring it up to code. The Hessers said their itemized bill for demolition, clean-up, renovations, appliances and rebuilding was $1.5 million.