Just after 9 PM on Sunday evening, the Northfield Fire Department was called to a small brush fire along Edens Expressway (I-94) near Willow Road. As firefighters approached the scene, additional reports came in about a truck fire, prompting more units to respond. Upon arrival, crews saw a massive blaze in the center median of the northbound lanes, just half a mile north of Willow Road. They found a fully involved tractor-trailer combination resting atop a passenger vehicle.
An EMS Box Alarm was quickly activated, bringing ambulances from Winnetka, Wilmette, Northbrook, and Glencoe, as well as the Northfield ambulance already on scene for triage. Additional support included a Morton Grove squad, a Wilmette tower ladder and engine, and a Glenview truck. Due to the intensity of the fire, Crash Truck 23 and Crash Truck 39 from Wheeling and Prospect Heights were also dispatched.
Thankfully, the car’s occupants had already exited before emergency crews arrived, thanks to help from other drivers. Three people, including the two in the car beneath the trailer, were taken to the hospital. The fire was so intense that Prospect Heights’ Crash Truck 39 reported they used up their entire supply of extinguishing agent before leaving the scene.
This footage was captured from the frontage road.
Photos by Larry Shapiro capture the severity of the crash. One image shows the wreckage of the trailer, with part of its cargo exposed. Another highlights the passenger car wedged between the divider wall and the back of the trailer. Firefighters from Northfield Squad 29 and Wilmette Tower 26 are seen on the highway after the fire was under control. IDOT heavy-duty wreckers and several Minute Man units were also present at the scene.
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