Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Fire Destroys Building On Margate Terrace

Fire engulfs the back porches of 919-23 W. Margate Terrace
A fire ripped through 919-23 W. Margate Terrace shortly around 4am this morning. Firefighters were on the scene immediately and the fire was extinguished.

A neighbor sends in the following photo and accolades for our Chicago Fire and Police Departments:

"Just want to send a huge thank you to the men and women of the Chicago Fire and Police Department. Our neighbors suffered a tragedy this morning due to a fire that destroyed their homes. Both departments were quick to respond and I believe no one was hurt. Thank you again to all that helped. Our hearts and thoughts are with our neighbors."
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9 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 19, 2014 at 1:06 PM

    Do the evacuated residents need any item or food donations?

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  2. AnonymousAugust 19, 2014 at 3:19 PM

    Yes, please let us know what we can do to help. I live just one street over, and want to make sure they're taken care of.

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    1. cherokeebettyeAugust 23, 2014 at 5:40 PM

      Hi.
      We live at 902 W. Margate so, let us know what is needed!
      Thanks--- Bettye & Taica

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  3. ddiAugust 19, 2014 at 10:50 PM

    This is the second fire in this area. The first was only a few houses down. What caused them?

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  4. AnonymousAugust 20, 2014 at 3:32 AM

    There was a fire at 4900 Marine recently and a garage fire in a Margate Drive alley garage recently.

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    1. UnknownAugust 20, 2014 at 10:35 PM

      Do you know the dates of these fires?

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    2. Angela D.August 21, 2014 at 2:38 PM

      The garage fire in the alley between Margate and Ainslie was a confirmed lightning strike, not arson.

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  5. UnknownAugust 20, 2014 at 10:34 PM

    There seems to be a number of fires recently. How can we find a complete list of fires? If we have an issue, we need to know and do something.

    Where can we get the number and locations of these fires?

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    1. Angela D.August 21, 2014 at 2:37 PM

      The CAPS meeting tonight at the Margate Field House at 7pm will address recent fires (and the rumors circulating about how they were started).

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