Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Roofers Fled After Chicago Strip Mall Fire

Roofers Fled After Chicago Strip Mall Fire
Roof fires | Terroristic Incidents | Fires

November 15, 2013  In Chicago police bomb and arson investigators never found the roofers they believe used torches which started a massive fire which destroyed 3 stores at a Chicago strip mall. One half of the mall was a total loss. There were 3 large explosions, probably from propane tanks left on the roof, or a transformer. There was a "catastrophic collapse of the roof and walls. There have been previous incidents in Chicago where roofers have fled after starting fires. It was reminiscent of the New Jersey boardwalk fire which started in a shop and rapidly spread.

netizen: Roofers were working on the historic church that burned as well. They started a fire, left then called the CFD! Same roofers at this one or same m.o.? Seems like it.


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  1. Police Searching For Roofers After Northwest Side Strip Mall Fire ...

    hotnewsinternational.com/.../police-searching-for-roofers-after-northwest...
    Nov 17, 2013 - Authorities do not believe the roofers, who fled the scene, had malicious intent as ... We have not been able to interview them [roofers] yet, Fire  ...


firefighters heard several loud booms. “We believe those were propane tanks left on the building by the workers (on the roof),” said deputy fire commissioner Michael Callahan. “One of them may have been, and I haven’t confirmed this, a transformer in the alley.” The fire was reminiscent of a fire at the Seaside Heights boardwalk on the New Jersey shore. An electrical fire that started in a shop spread rapidly through the stores on the wooden boardwalk, prompting a massive response from firefighters. Ultimately the blaze left nearly all of the boardwalk destroyed. Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1031677/strip-mall-fire-sparked-by-roofers-destroys-businesses-collapses-roofs/#so1Hoa7x7U6LKprE.99



  1. Strip mall fire in West Rogers Park destroys 4 businesses near ...

    abclocal.go.com/wls/story?id=9328313

    Nov 16, 2013 - Investigators say a roofing crew using propane torches sparked a massive fire in a West Rogers Park strip mall.


  1. Roofers Blamed For Extra-Alarm Fire That Destroys Strip Mall « CBS ...

    chicago.cbslocal.com/.../breaking-firefighters-respond-to-extra-alarm-fir...

    Nov 15, 2013 - Roofers had been using propane torches before the West Rogers Parkfire was reported at 4 p.m. Friday.

  2. Roofing Crew Blamed For Strip Mall Fire | NBC Chicago

    www.nbcchicago.com › news › local

    Nov 16, 2013 - Officials with the Chicago Fire Department say a roofing crew using propane torches sparked a massive fire that destroyed a North Side strip ...

  3. Police search for roofing crew that fled fire scene | WGN-TV

    wgntv.com/2013/11/.../police-search-for-roofing-crew-that-fled-fire-sce...

    Nov 16, 2013 - Firefighters are watching out for hot spots after a massive fire destroyed a strip mall on Chicago's north side. The fire broke out Friday afternoon ...
  4. www.suntimes.com/.../four-alarm-fire-at-northwest-side-strip-m...

    Nov 15, 2013 - Authorities continued searching Saturday for the roofers who were using propane torches before a raging fire broke out in a Northwest Side ...




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Police search for roofing crew that fled fire scene

Firefighters are watching out for hot spots after a massive fire destroyed a strip mall on Chicago's north side.







  • Massive Four-Alarm Fire Destroys Chicago Strip Mall And Causes

    www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/.../chicago-strip-mall-fire_n_4284974.ht...

    Nov 15, 2013 - Updated story A four-alarm fire that broke out on Chicago's Far North Side Friday evening and destroyed a strip mall is under investigation afte

    27 Fans
    It's the property owners fault for being so cheap and hiring random people to fix the roof.
    18 NOV 10:29 AM
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    iuriggs6
    400 Fans·Sure thing. Shoot, Timmy.
    The roofers fled the scene???

    I'll bet $1,000 they're illegal immigrants and will never be found or come forward.
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    fefifo2466
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    Those roofers are already back in Guadalajara by now....
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    12Purple
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    Or Poland, Russia and other former eastern block countries. The northwest side has quite a few illegals from those areas and they do the majority of non-union construction work. Just look at the groups of guys waiting for pick up in the mornings at Belmont and Milwaukee.

    18 NOV 6:06 PM



    1. Massive Four-Alarm Fire Destroys Chicago Strip Mall And Causes

      www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/.../chicago-strip-mall-fire_n_4284974.ht...

      Nov 15, 2013 - Updated story A four-alarm fire that broke out on Chicago's Far North Side Friday evening and destroyed a strip mall is under investigation after ...

    2. Roofing Crew Blamed For Strip Mall Fire | NBC Chicago

      www.nbcchicago.com › news › local

      Nov 16, 2013 - Officials with the Chicago Fire Department say a roofing crew using propane torches sparked a massive fire that destroyed a North Sidestrip ...

    3. Extra-alarm fire guts strip mall on North Side near Lincolnwood ...

      articles.chicagotribune.com › ... › Chicago Fire Department

      Nov 15, 2013 - An extra-alarm fire gutted a strip mall in the Peterson Park neighborhood on the North Side this afternoon after roofers used torches on the roof ...

    4. Roofers Blamed For Extra-Alarm Fire That Destroys Strip Mall « CBS ...

      chicago.cbslocal.com/.../breaking-firefighters-respond-to-extra-alarm-fir...

      Nov 15, 2013 - Roofers had been using propane torches before the West Rogers Parkfire was reported at 4 p.m. Friday.

    5. Large fire rips through West Rogers Park strip mall near Lincoln ...

      abclocal.go.com/wls/story?id=9327666

      Nov 16, 2013 - November 15, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A strip mall caught fire Friday afternoon on the city's Northwest Side in the West Rogers Park  ...

    6. Images of West Rogers Park strip mall fire

      abclocal.go.com/wls/gallery?section=news/local/chicago_news...

      Images of West Rogers Park strip mall fire. Slideshow posted in Chicago News | Friday, November 15, 2013. Next Photo Previous Photo 1 of 23. 1 of 23: Tags:.

    7. Police searching for roofers after Northwest Side strip mall fire ...

      www.suntimes.com/.../four-alarm-fire-at-northwest-side-strip-m...

      Nov 15, 2013 - The Chicago Police Department's Bomb and Arson Unit is looking into the ... Police searching for roofers after Northwest Side strip mall fire.

    8. Huge Chicago fire destroys Rogers Park strip mall - DailyHerald.com

      www.dailyherald.com/article/20131115/news/711159716/

      Nov 15, 2013 - strip mall was engulfed in flames Friday afternoon in Chicago'sRogers Park neighborhood. ABC 7 Chicago reports the four-alarm fire was ...

     Officials believe the fire originated in the American Mattress store in the strip mall, Langford said. Roofers were reportedly working with torches at the store just before the fire began, he said.
    "We don't know if that's the cause, but it's being looked at," Langford said.
    As of 7 p.m., the workers who had been on the roof could not be found to be interviewed, authorities said.
    Three stores - American Mattress, Mid-America Furniture and Four Eyes - were destroyed by the blaze. Deputy Fire Commissioner Michael Callahan said there was a "catastrophic collapse of the roof and walls" in the affected stores, but said nobody was hurt in the fire.

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