Crime & Safety
Huge Fire on Chicago's West Side: Fireballs and Explosions Reported
The fire destroyed a pallet yard on Damen Avenue. Witnesses said they saw fireballs and heard explosions late Monday.
CHICAGO, IL — A huge fire that could be seen for miles burned late Monday night on Chicago's West Side, north of the United Center. The fire was reported in a pallet yard at 456 N. Damen Ave. at about 11 p.m. The fire was elevated to a 3-11 just before midnight.
The pallet yard was destroyed, and a nearby house was damaged, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The explosions were propane tanks in the yard.
An Instagram user, Eric Strand, posted a video of the fire late Monday.
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photos: Chicago Fire Department
Crazy fire on the way home. And now explosions.
A video posted by Eric Strand (@ericdstrand) on Sep 19, 2016 at 9:16pm PDT
Huge fire burning just N of the united center #chicagoscanner pic.twitter.com/OBjWj4FyhV
— Jennifer Koerner (@jayhawkjenn) September 20, 2016
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