Fire Extinguisher Company Burns to the Ground

NBC News Chicago reports:

A building on Chicago's Southwest Side that contains a fire extinguisher manufacturing business went up in flames, prompting a hazardous materials response that required more than 150 firefighters.

A portion of the building, on the 4000 block of South Pulaski Road, near Interstate 55 -- the Stevenson Expressway -- collapsed under the intense flames. The fire ultimately elevated to three alarms, requiring the help of 156 firefighters and 26 pieces of equipment. …

A fire official said getting enough water to the structure proved difficult. "We had one engine feed another engine to another engine until we got water on the fire," said 1st Deputy Fire Commissioner Charles Stewart III.

Let me get this straight--a building designed to manufacture fire extinguishers made no provision for putting out its own fire? It's a great thing to offer advice to others, but just because you know how to help someone else put their fires out doesn't mean that you're immune to catching on fire yourself.

Galatians 6:1

Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.

I love you all,

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UPCOMING EVENTS

** Life Groups begin this evening, October 13th, from 6:00 to 7:00. Lists of all groups and their members are on the activity table.

** We will not have a men’s business meeting this month.

** Next Sunday, October 20th, is potluck and early service. Please make plans to join us.

** Family movie night is also next Sunday, starting at 5:00 and featuring “I Can Only Imagine”.

** Our ladies class is collecting money for Sonic cards to send our college and AIM students a special Treat.

** We need volunteers to host the AIMers for their long weekend, Oct. 25th and 26th. Please consider you may be feeding them supper on Fri. and Sat. nights. All other meals will be covered. Sign up at the activity table.

** We are planning a Trunk or Treat event, weather permitting, at Connor Park on Broadway, Sunday evening, October 27th, from 5:00 - 6:30.  We will have a devotional followed by hot dogs and our annual Trunk or Treat.  The community will be invited, so we need everyone to bring you lawn chairs.  Thank you for everything you do!  We appreciate you!

If you are visiting us today, we are honored you chose us. We hope that today’s time together will help deepen your relationship with God and widen your circle of friends.

We are a church family who seeks to follow Jesus and be true to the Bible.

Please stay around after our assembly so that we might get to know you better. 

Thank you again for worshipping with us today.

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