Five-Alarm Chicago Skyscraper Fire
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 9:03 pm
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CHICAGO (CBS 2) Firefighters battled a four-alarm blaze Monday night in a downtown high-rise, where flames could be seen shooting from the windows.
The fire was reported about 6:3 0 p.m. on possibly the 29th floor of the building of the LaSalle Bank headquarters at 135 South LaSalle Street. There are 45 floors in the building.
CBS 2's Dave Savini reports Chicago firefighters are in the building conducting searches, and additional fire engines and ambulances are still being called to the scene. At least three people were put into ambulances.
CBS 2 crews report seeing people being taken from the scene of the fire to receive aid after suffering from smoke inhalation.
One man who escaped from the building says the stairwells were filled with smoke. He told CBS 2 that he fears his friends are still trapped on the 35th floor.
There were early reports that people in the upper floors were sticking their heads out the windows to get air.