Scott H in Wheaton
Well-known member
Just started to watch the Bears beat the Giants tonight and into the game just a minute or two (right after the interception) we start seeing firetrucks , ambalances, and po-leese cars flying down the street. Then the cable goes out. 
Its dark outside ..7:30pm local time..and we can see the reflections of all the mars lights just a couple blocks over.
I walk on over (along with a couple dozen other nosy neighbors) and turns out a garage was lit up like a roman candle. Kind of ironic, because rumor has it there were ACTUAL roman candles and all kinds of other fireworks stored inside. Could hear them going off as the flames burned higher.
One law enforcement officer said it was majorly engulfed by the time any first responders got there. From a distance I was able to see a utility pole on fire.
They had it contained by 8:15p and vehicles were starting to leave.
As I was starting for home a car pulled up and asked me what's going on. I told him it was a garage fire, on Campbell Ave, about 3 house down. His eyes get real wide and he says "MY GARAGE IS ON FIRE ?!?!"
Office asked him what his address was, he said 1310, the office says that was the reported address. Then he got on his radio to confirm and they come back with 1314, so the guy thinks he's okay. The sucky part is those two addresses are next to each other, and the garages were next to each other, and the flames jumped from 1314 to 1310, so it got him anyway.
If you want to check it on Google Maps its 1314 Campbell, Wheaton, IL
Its dark outside ..7:30pm local time..and we can see the reflections of all the mars lights just a couple blocks over.
I walk on over (along with a couple dozen other nosy neighbors) and turns out a garage was lit up like a roman candle. Kind of ironic, because rumor has it there were ACTUAL roman candles and all kinds of other fireworks stored inside. Could hear them going off as the flames burned higher.
One law enforcement officer said it was majorly engulfed by the time any first responders got there. From a distance I was able to see a utility pole on fire.
They had it contained by 8:15p and vehicles were starting to leave.
As I was starting for home a car pulled up and asked me what's going on. I told him it was a garage fire, on Campbell Ave, about 3 house down. His eyes get real wide and he says "MY GARAGE IS ON FIRE ?!?!"
Office asked him what his address was, he said 1310, the office says that was the reported address. Then he got on his radio to confirm and they come back with 1314, so the guy thinks he's okay. The sucky part is those two addresses are next to each other, and the garages were next to each other, and the flames jumped from 1314 to 1310, so it got him anyway.
If you want to check it on Google Maps its 1314 Campbell, Wheaton, IL