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Everything at the business — Commercial Pallet, 2029 W. Hubbard St., including inventory, machinery, equipment, vehicles — was 'a total loss,' in the fire, the owner's daughter said. Fire crews were rotated in and out to protect them from heat exhaustion.
The three-alarm — soon upgraded to a four-alarm — fire broke out about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at Commercial Pallet, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Crews were rotated out as high temperatures and humidity made the firefight more difficult.
Mbekeani's resignation has not been formally announced to the office, but news that she was leaving began spreading Tuesday afternoon.
The high-pitched ringing noise emanates day and night from a small box on the roof of a vacant building at 2380 S. Halsted, an area where migrants frequently gather. The building owners couldn't be reached.