Giant Flames and Smoke From Truck Fire Waft Over Eisenhower

CHICAGO, IL - A truck yard fire that produced giant flames on the city’s West Side Tuesday morning caused delays on the Eisenhower Expressway during the morning rush.

An NBC-Chicago helicopter captured footage of the flames and smoke, which progressed from the lot in the 1100 block of S. Kolmar onto the nearby Eisenhower, where massive inbound delays were reported.

Reports indicate two trucks went up in flames just after 6:30 a.m., with the fire being spread to a third truck. All three were fully engulfed when NBC filmed the footage just before 7 a.m.

The truck yard is on the Chicago side of the border with the town of Cicero.

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#Breaking: @NBCSky5 is above a spreading fire engulfing 3 trucks on 1100 S Kolmar. Delays on Ike. CFD now there pic.twitter.com/8DSmSHN309
— Alex Maragos (@AlexMaragosNBC) August 2, 2016