This from Austin Lawler:

I came a cross this photo on vintagetribune Instagram page. It is of a fire at Chromatic Paint Inc. on May 21, 1968. From the looks of it, it was a massive fire. Curious if anyone on the site has photos or more info on it. Have a good one.

Austin 
vintage Chicago fire photo

Firemen stand back from a pile of paint drums in the storage yard of Chromatic Paint Inc., 9100 South Park Avenue, that spurted into flames causing an estimated $25,000 damage on May 21, 1968. Photo by David Mugfor.

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