State of Illinois – Cook County Administration Building Fire Review
 JLWA recently finalized its independent review of the Cook County Administration Building Fire at 69 West Washington Street in Chicago, Illinois.
On Friday, October 17, 2003 at approximately 5:00 p.m. a fire broke out on the 12th floor of the Cook County Administration Building. The fire, which originated in a storage closet in the southeast corner of the building, led to the deaths of six people. On Thursday, October 23, 2003, Governor Blagojevich retained James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), to conduct an independent review in order to discover the facts associated with this fire, identify the factors that led to the deaths and injuries, highlight lessons learned, and make recommendations to improve high-rise fire safety throughout the state.
"This lessons learned from this terrible tragedy are significant," said James Lee Witt. "we believe that our recommendations will improve public safety in Chicago and throughout the State of Illinois."
Access the Media Advisory (size: 110 kB)
Read the CCAB Fire Review Press Release (size: 136 kB)
Access the final CCAB Fire Report (LARGE FILE size: 21.5MB)
Access the Executive Summary (size: 1.7 MB)
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Please allow several minutes to download the report. If you have any problems, please call 202-585-0780.
To obtain a copy of the NIST Video please visit www.fire.nist.gov for ordering instructions.
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