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Vintage 5-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 2-17-74 (more)

This from Danny Nelms:

William Swart Ruting photos

This was the old International Harvestor Works at 26th & Rockwell in Chicago. Fire was in 1974. This is Snorkel Squad 1 operating at the fire. Got a little close and melted the taillights. 

William Swart Ruting photo

William Swart Ruting photo

William Swart Ruting photo

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• #1 by Bruce Mayor on October 21, 2020 - 2:02 AM

  

  Remember this well. It was unbelievable hot. We went in and took an axe to the feeder line. The engineer drove out through a chain link fence and wrapped it around the rear axel. We used bolt cutters to free it loose.

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