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Took this in around 2230 Tuesday night at 2258 S. Blue Island Avenue in Chicago. It sounded promising. A metal clad warehouse butted up against another building. Interesting that the size-up was no exposure problem yet it seemed obvious that there was a high potential, in fact they reported  some fire in the adjoining building on fireground. TL 5 with the new rig as well as 28 with a new pumper and I guess what must be a spare command van. More photos at Chicagoareafire.com

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fire scene in Chicago
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Chicago FD Tower Ladder 5
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Chicago fire trucks at fire scene
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Chicago FD Tower Ladder 5
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Chicago FD Engine 28
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Tuesday (10/25/16), 2047 Cermak Rd. in Chicago. One-story restaurant with exposures to two similar. There was heavy fire in the rear of the building when companies arrived and the fire eventually consumed the entire building of origin, but due to solid brick walls between sides A and D the fire seemed confined to only one structure. This is normally a congested, densely populated neighborhood and the sidewalks are elevated, making the gangways 1/2-story below ground as well as allowing for some unusual basement access.TL 5, Squad 1, a multi-versal and a point of vantage line were used and heavy smoke conditions were present for well over an hour. This was an interesting job that yielded some nice images. The video as well as all the images can be seen here

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massive smoke from building fire

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firefighters battle commercial fire

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firefighters battle commercial fire

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firefighters battle commercial fire

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firefighters battle commercial fire

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firefighters battle commercial fire

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firefighters battle commercial fire

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firefighters battle commercial fire

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Chicago FD Engine 23

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Chicago FD Engine 18

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firefighters battle commercial fire

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Chicago FD Squad 1

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utility worker in bucket with power lines

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Here’s more on Chicago’s 2-11 Alarm fire that destroyed the Nuevo Leon Restaurant 12/2/15.

Chicago fire trucks at fire scene

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fully engulfed garage fire

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fully engulfed garage fire

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firemen scrub building from tower ladder

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Chicago FD Engine 18

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firefighters with big hose line

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Chicago FD Snorkel

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