[cifnmedia] Neighbors pleased
- From: Sean & Kimberly Aaron <cifn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 13:13:04 -0800 (PST)
Pilsen Residents Reward Firefighters
Neighbors Provide Coffee And Doughnuts
POSTED: 6:28 p.m. CST November 14, 2003
UPDATED: 7:59 a.m. CST November 15, 2003
Story by nbc5.com
CHICAGO -- Pilsen residents (pictured) thanked the Chicago firefighters who
saved their neighborhood early Friday morning in a most tasteful way.
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They provided coffee and doughnuts to the firefighters, who doused an inferno
that engulfed two warehouses in the Pilsen neighborhood, reported NBC5's Sharon
Wright. The fire appears to have been caused by a burning car between two
warehouses.
"The men get worn down," said deputy fire commissioner Salvador Marquez.
"They're soaking wet and cold, but they continue and little coffee goes a long
way to give us a little boost."
The fire could have also claimed several houses surrounding the warehouses, a
fact that was in the front of the residents' minds.
"If it wasn't for them putting out the fire," said Brittany Aparacio (pictured,
right), "our house could have been burned down."
The firefighters fought a blaze that reached temperatures in the thousands of
degrees, another fact residents appreciated.
"They're very brave, you know," said Melva Aparacio. "This is a very dangerous
job for them."
The firefighters also got help battling the blaze from fire academy cadets,
which might inspire some young residents to follow them, Wright further
reported.
"If you're brave enough you could do it to save people," said one neighborhood
boy.
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Sean A. Aaron (CIFN*1)
Central Illinois Fire Network
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