Name: Smoke, Fire in Building video
Uploaded: 2026-05-20T17:30:01.000Z
Description: Firefighters responded to a smoke condition at a building on S Kildare Avenue in Chicago. Searches of the basement and first floor revealed no findings, and the fire was brought under control as crews conducted ventilation and salvage operations.

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Firefighters responded to a smoke condition at a building on S Kildare Avenue in Chicago. Searches of the basement and first floor revealed no findings, and the fire was brought under control as crews conducted ventilation and salvage operations.

Smoke, Fire in Building

 All lines are out of the building at this time. Final search is complete and negative. I'm going to release the grit team and team truck.

Battalion 14 to Main. Battalion 14. All lines are out of the building at this time. Final search is complete and negative. I'm going to release the grit team and team truck.

Firefighters have completed the final search with no findings.

Office primary throughout the building is complete and negative at this time.

 We're checking for extension up into the attic.

 Ventilation is complete at this time as well.

Office primary throughout the building is complete and negative at this time. Secondary searches have begun. The fire has been extinguished. We're checking for extension up into the attic. Ventilation is complete at this time as well.

A more thorough search is underway, and the fire has been extinguished. Ventilation is complete.

A Citizen user shows video of first responders in the area.

 Battalion 14 to Maine, please send me OFI to this.

 At this time, we're in the process of salvage and overhaul, and we're ventilating.

Battalion 14 to Maine, please send me OFI to this. Fire is under control. At this time, we're in the process of salvage and overhaul, and we're ventilating.

The fire is under control, and firefighters are now ventilating and conducting salvage operations.

 I got the primary in the basement was clear and the rest was kind of scrambled.

 Sorry about that, my radio was next to each other.

 Yeah, my primary in the basement, complete and negative for truck number 48.

 My primary in the first floor, complete and negative for truck number 32.

 We're trying to find the way up into the attic space right now for a completed search.

 So primary in the attic is still underway.

 You can hold up that squad and command van office.

 We've got this under control here with what I got.

I got the primary in the basement was clear and the rest was kind of scrambled. Sorry about that, my radio was next to each other. Yeah, my primary in the basement, complete and negative for truck number 48. My primary in the first floor, complete and negative for truck number 32. We're trying to find the way up into the attic space right now for a completed search. So primary in the attic is still underway. You can hold up that squad and command van office. We've got this under control here with what I got.

Firefighters report the basement and first floor searches are complete with no findings. The attic search is ongoing.

 Sorry, I mean, my companies were talking to me.

 I do have primary search underway right now on the first floor.

 Right now, I can't get all the members out of it, and I'm going to check to make sure

Battalion 14, proceed. Sorry, I mean, my companies were talking to me. I do have primary search underway right now on the first floor. It is a 25 by 50, ordinary constructed. Right now, I can't get all the members out of it, and I'm going to check to make sure that I have everybody accounted for.

A search is underway on the first floor of the building. Firefighters are ensuring all personnel are accounted for.

 99-926-25 South Kildare. We are southbound on Kildare. We got a scoring and a half.

 Ordinary. We got some smoke showing here.

 99, you're on the scene with smoke showing southbound.

99-926-25 South Kildare. We are southbound on Kildare. We got a scoring and a half. Ordinary. We got some smoke showing here. Custody Tuesday. 99, you're on the scene with smoke showing southbound.

Firefighters on the scene report a smoke condition southbound on S Kildare Avenue.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2625 S Kildare Ave.

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