condo burns on Ballantrae Drive in Northbrook

Images from Tim Olk from the 2-Alarm condo building fire in Northbrook at 620 Ballantrae Drive on July 1st.

The Northbrook fire chief in Sector B alerts interior companies about deteriorating conditions from outside the building. Tim Olk photo

Firefighters on the balcony address the fire from the outside. Tim Olk photo

A Highwood firefighter benting the mansard roof and exposing hidden fire. Tim Olk photo

A Glenview lieutenant on the tip of Truck 14’s ladder after exposing fire behind the mansard roof. Tim Olk photo

Two Glenview firefighters on the ladder continue to create access to the fire hidden in the void spaces behind the mansard roof. Tim Olk photo

Glencoe firefighters with a 2 1/2-inch line at the B-C corner of the building. Tim Olk photo

Medical supplies from the EMS company on standby. Tim Olk photo

Tim has a gallery with more images HERE.

More images from the scene were posted HERE.

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Additional images and a video from the 2-alarm fire yesterday in Northbrook.

Glenview firefighters work from Truck 14 to open sections of the mansard roof on the east side of the building. Larry Shapiro photo

Winnetka Engine 28 working off a hydrant from the parking lot behind Northbrook Station 11. Larry Shapiro photo

Highwood Truck 37 working from the B-C corner. Larry Shapiro photo

Fire vents through a hole in the mansard roof cut by the Glenview company. Larry Shapiro photo

The north end of the third floor unit shows where the initial fire was. Larry Shapiro photo

The new Glenview Truck 14, possibly working it’s first fire, is engulfed in smoke on the access road along the east side of the fire building. Larry Shapiro photo

A 5″ line is stretched from Wheeling Engine 42 to supply Glenview Truck 14. Larry Shapiro photo

Two hand lines and the deck gun from Glencoe Engine 30 work in the C Sector. Larry Shapiro photo

Highwood firefighters on the ladder tip overlook flames venting through the mansard roof. Larry Shapiro photo

Highland Park firefighters in the foreground shield themselves from the spray of a hand line while a Highwood firefighter cuts into the mansard from another ladder. Larry Shapiro photo

A gallery with many images can be found HERE.