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Sprinklers help to
spare animals after
pet store catches fire
Bill Jones, Editor
Orland Fire Protection
District officials are saying
the activation of a
sprinkler system helped to
ensure all animals were in
good condition following a
fire the evening of Jan. 27
at an Orland Park pet store.
The incident took place
around 8:15 p.m. that evening
at Chicago Fish and
Coral Company/Chicago
Birdhouse, in the 14400
block of John Humphrey
Drive, according to Ray
Hanania, a spokesperson
for Orland Fire. The district
got both an alarm
and 911 call regarding the
9
fire, and arrived to find a
“small” fire near the front
door, Hanania said.
The sprinkler system
had activated by the time
firefighters made entry to
extinguish the blaze and
begin ventilation of the
store, Hanania said. Smoke
reportedly was removed
from the inside of the pet
store units within a few
minutes, and then from surrounding
businesses.
The owner of the pet
store assessed all animals
and found them to be in
good condition, Hanania
said.
“We did not lose a single
animal,” owner Brian Potter
wrote in an email to
The Prairie. “Feel super
fortunate that a horrible
situation came out in the
best possible way.”
The animals remained
on site, and one window
broken for ventilation has
been sealed, according to
Orland Fire.
The cause of the fire
remained under investigation
as of press time, but
Potter said it looked like
the fire was started by a
chiller on one of the fish
tanks.
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GoFundMe launched to help family of
girl who died in Orland Park collision
Bill Jones, Editor
A GoFundMe page has
been started to help the
family of Evelyn Thomas,
a 5-year-old preschool student
at Park School who
died last month in a vehicular
collision in Orland Park.
The fund — which can
be found by searching the
site for “Funeral & Medical
Expenses for Sylvi &
Evie Thomas” — seeks
money to help the family
with expenses related to
the crash. It was created on
behalf of and with the permission
of Hilary Thomas,
the mother of Evelyn, and
Bram Holden, Evelyn’s
stepfather, according to the
post and family.
Around 9:40 p.m. Jan.
23, a sedan containing
three occupants — including
Evelyn — was traveling
northbound on Harlem
Avenue and turned westbound
onto 151st Street
when it was struck by
an SUV traveling southbound.
All occupants of
those two vehicles were
transported to the hospital,
but no one else had injuries
thought to be life-threatening,
Orland Park Police Lt.
Ken Rosinski said.
One of the other occupants
of the vehicle in
which Evelyn was riding
was her sister, Sylviana (or
Sylvi), 6, according to the
GoFundMe. Sylviana was
released from the hospital
Jan. 26, according to an
update.
As of Thursday, Jan.
30, the fund to help the
family had raised roughly
$14,300.
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