4-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 2-14-62
This message comes from Eric Haak:
The images below capture the scene from Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1962. A 4-11 Alarm fire broke out at 1365–75 East 70th Street around 11:15 a.m. About an hour and a half later, as fire companies were working inside the third floor, the structure began to collapse around them. By approximately 12:45 p.m., Fire Commissioner Quinn ordered all personnel to evacuate as the roof started to sag. As the firefighters made their way out, the west wall and roof collapsed, trapping three men beneath the debris.
Chief Robert O’Brien, 52, of the Fire Prevention Bureau, and Battalion Chief Thomas Hoff, 43, were buried under the rubble in the basement. Edward Stack, Chief Hoff’s driver, was also caught in the collapse but managed to escape unharmed by rolling through a first-floor doorway. An inquest into the deaths of O’Brien and Hoff found no conclusive cause for the fire, though it was initially believed to have been caused by a faulty furnace in the basement.
Chief O’Brien had a personal connection to the city, as he was a childhood friend of Mayor Richard J. Daley and grew up just five doors down from the Daley family on Lowe Street. The tragedy marked a dark day in Chicago’s firefighting history and highlighted the dangers faced by those who risked their lives to save others.
4-11 Alarm fire at 1365–75 East 70th Street in Chicago, February 14, 1962. Photographer known, from the collection of Eric Haak.
4-11 Alarm fire at 1365–75 East 70th Street in Chicago, February 14, 1962. Photographer known, from the collection of Eric Haak.
4-11 Alarm fire at 1365–75 East 70th Street in Chicago, February 14, 1962. Photographer known, from the collection of Eric Haak.
4-11 Alarm fire at 1365–75 East 70th Street in Chicago, February 14, 1962. Photographer known, from the collection of Eric Haak.
4-11 Alarm fire at 1365–75 East 70th Street in Chicago, February 14, 1962. Photographer known, from the collection of Eric Haak.
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