Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire

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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 are some images from a Still & Box Alarm in Chicago that came in shortly after 4:00 pm on Thursday (7/2).  The structure was on the 500 block of South Millard and was a vacant “Red X” building.  Battalion 13 reported he had a large volume of smoke coming from the second floor and was concerned about communication to the “D” side exposure which was a 3-story vacant.  My images are from about 45 minutes in.  Engine 38 was also pumping at Central Park and Congress and Tower Ladder 14 was working in sector “C”.

Eric Haak

Chicago FD Squad 1

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Chicago fireman in Snorkel basket

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firemen with hose line at fire scene

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Chicago FD Engine 44

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Chicago fire trucks at fire scene

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fire investigator at Chicago fire scene

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Chicago FD Engine 95

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