DOWNTOWN — "Chicago Fire" is bringing more drama to the Loop Monday, this time with a wrecked school bus full of teenagers in distress.
The popular NBC show was filming a scene Monday morning at Lake Street and Garland Court. By about 10:30 a.m. crews were shooting actress Monica Raymund as she escorted children out of a smoky school bus that collided with an SUV near the Downtown intersection.
Production assistants were telling pedestrians to move along, but plenty still hovered near the scene to take photos:
Downtown Chicago filming Chicago Fire at lake and garland pic.twitter.com/B2vcyTUons
— will county news (@willcountynews) July 25, 2016
Going to the office & walking through a Chicago Fire filming shoot @filming_chicago pic.twitter.com/aum5t89Mtx
— Peter Millen (@fynmere) July 25, 2016
*Chicago Fire* filming Season 5 @ Michigan Avenue. 😎
— André (@ChicagoFireGER) July 25, 2016
(Credit by Leo Ahlrichs) @filming_chicago pic.twitter.com/b2gRud0JfA
Intense Chicago fire filming in loop on lake this morning.
— champagnemami (@EMILYLAUER) July 25, 2016
Guys I'll get to be @virginhotelschi as close to noon as I can.Won't be able to stay whole four hours but obviously plenty to see today;)
— Filming in Chicago (@filming_chicago) July 25, 2016
Traffic is blocked on Lake between Michigan and Wabash as filming continues. Now one of NBC's most popular dramas and a familiar sight Downtown, "Chicago Fire" will return for a fifth season Oct. 11.
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