Rolling Meadows Extra Alarm Fire at Twelve Oaks at Woodfield

[Burr718]

se le olvidaron ponerle agua a los frijoles

[amstell13]

The suburb departments do not fight fires like Chicago! The Chicago Fire Department is superior to these suburban departments! Most suburb departments won't go into a building to fight the fire. They almost always fight it from the outside. They can care less about the structure.

[NoMan2327]

Clearly amstell, you are not a FF. How is the CFD superior to the suburbs? Because a small percentage of firehouses actually go to fires? Nobody's going to go into a structure on fire unless absolutely necessary. If you were a FF you would understand that.

[NoMan2327]

Oh your comment totally makes sense now that you say that your a Chicago Fireman. I know a lot of FF in CFD (TWR 14, ENG 83, Truck 47, ENG 55) and none of those guys sound full of themselves. We're Brainwashed? I think your brainwashed thinking that your so much superior to everyone else. YOu just make yourself sound like an idiot. Your type of attitude gives CFD guys a bad name. We never go in, huh? Your an engineer! Well, anyways be safe and have fun driving to all the fires you go to.

[NoMan2327]

Darthwinaton13,

It didn't take the FD 15-20 mins to show up. It took less than 4 min from the 1st call that was placed. If noone calls, noone shows up. Also the hydrants collapsed and hundreds of feet of hose had to be laid to get water. Thats why there was problems with the water. Do some research before you make yourself sound like an idiot. You should stick to playing with your star wars figures and having no friends.

[darthwinston13]

Ok, after checking my video camera timing, I see that the F.D. showed up 11 minutes after I first called, however due to the water problems, it took an additional 6 minutes to put water on the fire. So yes, I misspoke earlier. However, that does NOT give you the right to be derogatory to me, as mistakes happen. So as for your derogatory comments to me, go fuck yourself. Also, my friends, who you say I don't have, pointed this out to me, allowing me to be able to respond. Idiot.

[NoMan2327]

Your right I had no right to slam you. I can guarantee you though, that It probably took, at the most 6 min to respond from the first call. Every hydrant in the surrounding area collapsed, except for 1, which definately contributed to a delay in putting water on the fire.

[darthwinston13]

I thank you for acknowledging my reply, It did take over 10 minutes for the FD to respond from the time that I called, however I suspect that this is because I called from my cell phone, which goes to a 911 call center, and the call needs to be transferred to the local 911 dispatch center, which takes a few minutes. Also I am man enough to apologize for calling you an idiot, it was unnecessary, and very small minded of me to attack back like that.

[hottielover4001]

I live here but not in the building. I saw it and omg that was a really bad fire.

[nk6213]

yea, my parents living there saw the whole fire watering performance, they just want to put the fire off themselves, but it was blocked.

[jfes19]

i live close to that building and i just thank go that my building was not tha one on fire but i sorry for the people whose lost their homes i wist the best of luck for them

[sutter531]

i bet u it was all junkies modefuker smoking weed n shit on da hallways or stairs

[drakoni11]

Actually it was a smoking painter

[RockeroDeSangre]

i heard that some dumb ass worker was working and and there was a gas leak then it blew up and he threw himself off the balcony. well thats what my people was saying. oh and the explosions looked raw as hell.

[ecfa]

My sister was living at that building months ago, thanks god  she moved .

I hope nobody was injured

good job :rolling meadows,palatine,buffalo grove,arlington higths,schaumburg,fire departments .

[darthwinston13]

I live next door to this building, and according to residents in the building, the fire started in an unoccupied unit that was being renovated. In the end the entire building was basically destroyed. The fire department did not show up for 15-20 minutes after the fire started, and when they did show up, did very little to prevent the spread of the blaze. (I was watching) This fire could have been contained to a max of 8 units, but now the entire building, 30 units, is destroyed.

[hottielover4001]

i know what you mean i was like omg come on work together and get this out. I live here but not in the building. I feel really bad for the families that lost there place and everything cause of this fire.

[susantyrellfan]

Good work with the video too.

[bambikb81]

I wish luck to the residents that were displaced. What caused that fire?