Tower Ladder 5 was on standby last night. They were positioned at the corner of Sectors 1 and 4. Josh Boyajian photo Sector 1 was fully involved. Josh Boyajian photo A deck gun in action from Engine 49. Josh Boyajian photo Looking at Sector 1 from Ashland Avenue Frontage Road. Josh Boyajian photo Engines 49 and 8 using deck guns in Sector 1. Josh Boyajian photo Engine 29 deploying a deck gun at 36th Street and the west frontage road. Josh Boyajian photo A view from under the Ashland Avenue bridge after part of the building collapsed. Josh Boyajian photo Massive fire in Sector 3 after the interior had already collapsed. Jeff Rudolph photo A firefighter from Engine 8 covered in ice. Jeff Rudolph photo Squad 1A using a master stream in Sector 3. Jeff Rudolph photo Truck 33 with an elevated master stream in Sector 3. Jeff Rudolph photo Engine 8 getting iced up in Sector 1. Jeff Rudolph photo Firefighters on Truck 33 in the rear. Jeff Rudolph photo A Chicago Fire Department spokesman said a southside warehouse that caught fire Tuesday night will be a total loss. “Totally involved. … This is a major fire,†read a message posted to Twitter at about 9:50 p.m. Moments later there was a message that a portion of the structure had collapsed. Firefighters were in “defensive mode†in attacking the fire in a building on the 3700 block of South Ashland Avenue, spokesman Larry Langford said. But despite his initial, confident remark that the fire would be isolated, flames spread to at least one nearby building. The owner of a printing company, at 3801 S. Ashland Ave., was on the scene and expressed concerns about chemicals inside that could explode. german car stainless steel manifold bmw,german car stainless steel manifold blocks,german car stainless steel manifold adapter kit Ningbo Lingmai Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. , https://www.lingmaimfg.com
This was a serious incident, with multiple units responding and several structures affected. It’s clear how intense the fire was, especially given the collapse and the defensive firefighting efforts. Looking at these photos, it’s easy to see why this event made headlines.
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From Josh Boyajian:
Here are some of the photos I took last night!
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ABC Chicago has an article HERE.