Chicago Fire Department

Messmer will recognize first responders, including Henry Hugel, at Saturday's Wolves game.

There were no injuries and the fire was confined to one unit of the five-story building, officials said.

"Drunk is not an excuse," said the president of the firefighters union after an incident in River North.

A federal report criticized the Chicago Fire Department in the death of Capt. Herbert Johnson a year ago.

Five students were hospitalized after a chemistry experiment went wrong Monday, officials said.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said legal woes halted Fire Department hires, but police OT was a deliberate decision.

Capt. Michael Wielgat's firefighting device is used in Chicago, New York and maybe soon overseas.

Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago called the inspector general's audit on response times "inaccurate."

Two church members who were inside the building when the fire broke out said there were no injuries.

Edison Park, a haven for firefighters, also had poor response times for fires and medical emegencies.

The truck landed on the tracks on the Dan Ryan Expy. near 68th Street, but the trains are running.

But the city's Inspector General said 82 percent of fire responses were within 5-1/2 minutes.

The cause of the blaze has not been determined, but a fire official said it does not appear suspicious.

The 11-month-old girl and 49-year-old woman died in a fire in the 6700 block of South Emerald Avenue.

Five people were taken to local hospitals following the accident, officials said.