This from Larry Shapiro:

I arrived at the 5-11 Alarm fire almost two hours into it. The warehouse buildings had already collapsed and though there was still quite a bit of smoke, the bulk of the fire had been knocked down already. Nevertheless, here is what it looked like from that point on.

Chicago FD Squad 2A Rosenbauer Commander ACP-55

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Chicago FD Engine 44

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massive flames from building fire

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Chicago FD Engine 35

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flooded street at scene of massive fire

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