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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 11-23-23

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Just before sunrise on Thanksgiving morning, a fire broke out in the former Wing Hoe restaurant located in Chicago’s 9th Battalion. The structure was built as a private residence in 1913 and had been the Wing Hoe since 1971. It was currently vacant and scheduled for demolition. Companies had been drilling in the structure as recently as the day before. The building was a 2.5-story brick with a basement where the fire appeared to originate. Engine Company 83 made a valiant effort to get a line on it before it advanced, but with holes in the floor and being heavily charged with smoke, the decision was made to transition to a defensive attack.

I arrived as the box was being pulled and found very heavy smoke emanating from the entire structure. Engine Company 59 made entry from a safe POV through a rear door that accessed the basement and made some headway there but the fire extension was already advanced. A Snorkel, tower ladder, two RAMs, and several hand lines were used to bring this job under control.

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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago with a Mayday alert, 2-4-23 (more)

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Here are a few images from yesterday’s Still & Box with a Mayday Alert and EMS Plan I at 5539 S. Damen Avenue. One firefighter was transported in fair condition after the fire flashed through the front door. The building was a total loss.

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3-Alarm fire in Maywood, 12-26-25 (more)

Photos from Eric Haak of the 3-Alarm fire in Maywood, 12-26-25

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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 9-11-22 (more)

This from Eric Haak from the 2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 9-11-22

Here are some images from Sunday mornings 2-11 in Chicago. There was a deep-seated fire in the basement of the 50×100 auto parts store. Even though the building was 200 feet south of Engine 49’s house, the heavy fire load in the basement prompted a defensive attack early on.

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3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 4-23-22 (more)

More on the 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 4-23-22  from Eric Haak

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3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 4-15-22

This from Eric Haak:

Here are some images taken at the Good Friday fire at Antioch Baptist Church in Chicago. The fire went to a 3-11. I was on the scene within 5 minutes and was able to catch the early progression of the incident that was caused by workers using a propane torch on the roof.

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Still and Box Alarm fire in Chicago

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Here are some images from a still & box alarm in Chicago back a couple of weeks ago. Companies were forced to go defensive and Tower Ladder 54 was set up to finish the job.

Firefighters make hydrant connection

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Chicago Firefighter at work

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massive smoke from house on fire

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massive smoke from house on fire

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2-Alarm fire in Momence, 1-2-22

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Here are some images from the scene of MABAS Division 7’s 2nd Alarm in Momence on Sunday morning. The fire was in a 150 x 300 manufacturing plant that had a truss roof. The plant produced freeze-dried vegetable, fruit, and herb ingredients.

massive flames from factory fire in Momence IL

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massive flames from factory fire in Momence IL

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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 4-24-21 (more)

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Fire ripped through three homes, two of them occupied, early Saturday morning in Chicago’s Fuller Park neighborhood. The back porches of the primary fire building were fully involved on arrival and had already spread to both exposures. The alarm was raised to a 2-11 before being brought under control. 

massive smoke from house fire at night

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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 3-30-21

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Chicago Fire Department 2-11 Alarm – March 30th; High winds back on March 30th quickly turned a grass fire into an inferno as embers ignited mounds of paper waiting to be recycled at a facility at 48th and Christiana.

huge volume of fire at recycling plant

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