Pilsen Fire Brings Out Animal Lovers
Heriberto Quiroz
Published: May 7, 2009
Photo By: Heriberto Quiroz (Pink-line station)
On Wednesday 5/6/09 at about 3:oo pm a local pet store went on fire in the Pilsen community. I was at a friends house near the Nuevo Leon Restaurant when one of my friends told me that a building was on fire. After hearing that, I grabbed my camera and started heading over there. Two local fire stations from the 12 district and 4th district department rushed to the fire. Rosalina Perez and her son Julio had just opened the store for the day, but soon after a fire began in the back of the building (John Shernan from the Chicago Fire Dept told Fox News).
Except for the fish, no other animal was left behind. Michael Molloy, a firefighter found a tarantula in the burning building which was left behind while transfering the pets to a safe location. The tarantula was fine and safe. The firefighter has a soft spot for spiders. The Red-Cross helped the residents that lost all their belongings. As far as the the animals, the owners have a second pet store for them.
Photo By: Heriberto Quiroz (Firefighters putting out the fire that began on 1746 W 18th St in the back of the apartment building. The pet store is still located in the Pilsen Neighborhood on 1662 W 18th St.)
Photo By: Heriberto Quiroz (Local family bought a puppy from the pet store that burned down in the Pilsen community.) This link will take you to Fox News Chicago on what happened that particular day.
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/Pilsen_Pet_Store_Fire
Heriberto Quiroz is a Pilsen resident and a student at Columbia College Chicago.
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