Updated: Humboldt Park's Buyers Flea Market Destroyed In 4-Alarm Fire
By Sam Stecklow in News on Mar 8, 2016 6:48PM
#BREAKING - Major fire on the west side of Chicago. Live video from @ABC7Chicago. https://t.co/Sjg1IEFe9a pic.twitter.com/UQzqzsxTMl
— Christopher Smith (@chrissmith) March 8, 2016
Buyers Flea Market, Chicago's largest indoor-outdoor flea market, has been consumed in a fire that has caused the roof to cave in and, from the looks of it, destroy everything inside. As of press time the fire has not subsided. One person was inside but was rescued; there are no reports of any other injuries, as the market was closed. Multiple business owners who worked at the market interviewed by local outlets were devastated at losing everything. The fire has been declared level-one HAZMAT.
Cars parked on the roof have fallen through and continue to burn inside the building. We will continue to update this story as more details come out.
as seen from @ABC7Chicago news chopper, @PeterNickeas aims iphone and tweets; chicago, 03/08/16 - pic.twitter.com/8h6T8BgcLa
— john j. kim (@jkimpictures) March 8, 2016
Pure defensive now heavy fire load inside. Many vehicles and flammable items all members ordered out. Now "surround and drown"
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) March 8, 2016
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) March 8, 2016