Monday, December 06, 2004

Scary High-Rise Fire

All of the network affiliates in Chicago have preempted regular programming for a huge news story. I turned on the TV for "Two and a Half Men," and on TV was a story about a high-rise fire in Chicago. I had heard about it on the radio, but the volume was low and I wasn't really paying attention to anything except the location.

It's at 135 S. LaSalle, the LaSalle Bank Building, on the 29th floor. Close-ups of some of the windows are really scary, showing a strong, blazing fire. I hope there's no one left in the building except for the firefighters, and that they're safe. It's a 5 alarm fire... how does a fire of this magnitude get started??

*shudder* What a frightening sight.

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