River Pilings Catch Fire Near Chicago Loop
Posted on: Friday, 10 October 2008, 12:00 CDT
About 40 wooden pilings caught fire in the Chicago River near the Loop Friday, cloaking the area with a heavy gray fog and disrupting rush-hour traffic.
The fire broke out about 6:45 a.m, its origin unknown. There were no injuries reported, the Chicago Tribune said.
The State Street bridge was closed as a Chicago Fire Department boat and others watered down the area near State Street and Wacker Drive.
The pilings appeared to be protected by a metal and concrete casing, which was making it difficult to get water on the flames. Firefighters tried to use a crane on a nearby barge to remove that casing.
Source: United Press International
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