Steve Redick was perhaps the first photographer to the scene and submitted several images from the early stages of the fire once it vented.
Companies on Barry ladder the building behind the fire building to gain access. Steve Redick photo
Silhouette of the firemen. Steve Redick photo
Heavy fire shows from the north side of the warehouse building. Steve Redick photo
Tower Ladder 21 gets into position on Barry. Steve Redick photo
Thick smoke pushes out of the south and east sides of the building. Steve Redick photo
Engine 106 in front of the building before it was repositioned at the corner. Steve Redick photo
9-2-3, the mobile ventilation unit was put to work at one of the loading docks on Nelson. Steve Redick photo
Smoke pushes ot of a second floor window as 9-2-3 works below it. Steve Redick photo
A view from the south west corner of the warehouse building shows heavy smoke venting from multiple windows on all floors. Steve Redick photo
Engine 56 pumping at the corner of Nelson and Elston Avenue. Steve Redick photo
A gallery with more images can be found HERE.
More coverage of the fire is HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
#1 by DMc77 on October 3, 2012 - 3:37 PM
Is it me, or does it seem counter-intuitive to have the MVU operating on a large, multi-story, interconnected warehouse when the seat of the fire is unknown and possibly speading? I wasn’t there, but judging from the pictures it seems that this was a small (but growing) fire in a large building that companies were not able to access for suppression. Power ventilating the building only seemed to hasten the fire’s progress.