ELK GROVE VILLAGE (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - An intense fire erupted Tuesday morning in the parking lot of an Elk Grove Village freight warehouse near O’Hare Airport.
According to WBBM traffic reporter Beau Duran, five semi trailers parked outside the MGM Freight System LLC., caught fire at around 7 a.m..
A massive plume of dark, black smoke coming from the facility on United Lane near York Road could be seen for several miles.
Multiple fire departments responded to the scene, using elevated water streams to extinguish the flames.
It took crews nearly an hour to get the fire under control.
At least one burn victim was transported to an area hospital, Duran said.
It’s unclear what caused the fire.
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