When Engine 121 arrived, the fire had already spread to the roof, and it looked like an explosion had occurred. The upper part of the second-floor exterior wall in Sector 4 was completely blown out, and broken glass was scattered across Western Avenue. The building is a two-story brick restaurant named Franconello’s. A suspected gas leak caused an explosion at an Italian restaurant in the West Beverly neighborhood on the South Side, officials said this morning. No one was injured in the fire at Franconello Italian Restaurant, located at 10220 S. Western Ave. The blaze was reported around 11:57 p.m. on Sunday and was quickly extinguished by firefighters within 20 minutes, according to authorities. Truck 24 works at the Still & Box Alarm at 10220 S. Western Avenue. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo Engine 120, using their new rig (D-655), had a hydrant across the street. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo Engine 121 was working with a spare piece and also had a hydrant at the scene. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo Tower Ladder 39 was also on scene. Engine 120 had two lines deployed. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo As firefighters worked on the roof, a section of the wall that had been blown out by the explosion could be seen to the right. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo Chicago Truck 40, similar to Truck 24, was also at the Still & Box Alarm. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo The chains are mainly used for cement rotary kiln, and also used in paper, metallurgical, mining and chemical industry. The chains can be manufactured by different crafts according to customers' requirements, such as investment casting, lost foam casting, and flash welding. Now we mainly produce round link chains, D-type link chains and oval link chains. However, we can manufacture various chains of different ring shapes, ring sizes and alloy materials according to customers' demands. Rotary Kiln Chain,Rotary Kiln Chains,Rotary Kiln Components,Kiln Chains Jilin Huanyu New Materials Manufacturing Co., Ltd , https://www.huanyufoundry.com
Chicago Still & Box 9-4-11
Dennis McGuire, Jr. captured a Still & Box Alarm last night and shared several photos along with a detailed account:
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