Heavy fire still burning in the basement under the debris. Larry Shapiro photo

A wrecking company begins dismantling the front wall of the fire building. Larry Shapiro photo

An excavator clears debris on the south side of the building along 38th Street. Larry Shapiro photo

A large wall section is torn free from the building. Larry Shapiro photo

Rolled hose on the tailboard of Engine 39 as they return to quarters. Larry Shapiro photo

The interior of an adjacent vacant building from the same era. Larry Shapiro photo

The exposure building to the south sustained minor damage as a result of the fire at 3757 S. Ashland Avenue. Larry Shapiro photo

The south wall collapses as the crane works. Larry Shapiro photo

Water dripping from the rear discharge on Engine 39 froze. Larry Shapiro photo

People continue to stop by the ruins to photograph the building covered with ice. Larry Shapiro photo

A streetlight on 38th Street that melted from the fire. Larry Shapiro photo

A water stream can be seen from the 3rd floor of the building to the north as it is directed into the center of the ruins. Larry Shapiro photo

A large wall section is removed as the painstaking process of carefully dismantling the building proceeds. Larry Shapiro photo

A wall section on the northwest corner of the building encased in ice allows a view of smoke rising from the center of the building. Larry Shapiro photo