This from the Chicago Tribune:
Chicago firefighters battled a smoky extra-alarm fire in a large abandoned one-story factory building in the Park Manor neighborhood this afternoon.
The 3-11 alarm fire was declared under control at 1:15 p.m., said Chicago Fire Department Chief Kevin MacGregor.
Crews were called to the building at 6800 South Cottage Grove Avenue about 12:14 p.m. A 3-11 alarm was called at the abandoned 200-foot-by-200-foot one-story building about 12:40 p.m.
This from CFD media:
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#1 by Drew G on April 29, 2013 - 4:37 PM
The first and fourth photos (Engine 129 and Squad 5A) from CFD Media are not from today’s fire…they are from the 2-11 on March 15th. I was there and photographed that fire!