Late this afternoon Chicago FD units were called about fire on the roof of a mattress store at 3106 W. Peterson Avenue. Engine 71 arrived and reported smoke, then requested a Box Alarm for the fire.
More information will be included in tomorrow’s post(s), but the fire was escalated to a 4-11 with three additional trucks (2 trucks and a tower ladder).
Images here are from Tim Olk and our newest contributor …
This from Dorothy Shapiro
My husband (Larry) kidnapped me since we were in the area, and as I sat and watched the fire for over two hours, I wanted to submit these images of mine to share.
![4-alarm fire on Chicago's north side destroys strip center and 5 stores](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131115_164439.jpg)
Dorothy Shapiro photo
![4-alarm fire on Chicago's north side destroys strip center and 5 stores](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131115_162357.jpg)
Dorothy Shapiro photo
![4-alarm fire on Chicago's north side destroys strip center and 5 stores](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131115_162355.jpg)
Dorothy Shapiro photo
![Massive 4-alarm fire on Chicago's north side destroys strip center and 5 stores](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photo_5.jpg)
TIm Olk photo
![Massive 4-alarm fire on Chicago's north side destroys strip center and 5 stores](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photo_41.jpg)
TIm Olk photo
![Massive 4-alarm fire on Chicago's north side destroys strip center and 5 stores](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photo_4-2.jpg)
TIm Olk photo
![Massive 4-alarm fire on Chicago's north side destroys strip center and 5 stores](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photo_31.jpg)
TIm Olk photo
![Massive 4-alarm fire on Chicago's north side destroys strip center and 5 stores](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photo_3-2.jpg)
TIm Olk photo
![Massive 4-alarm fire on Chicago's north side destroys strip center and 5 stores](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photo_21.jpg)
TIm Olk photo
![Massive 4-alarm fire on Chicago's north side destroys strip center and 5 stores](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photo_2-2.jpg)
TIm Olk photo
![Massive 4-alarm fire on Chicago's north side destroys strip center and 5 stores](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photo_11.jpg)
TIm Olk photo
![Massive 4-alarm fire on Chicago's north side destroys strip center and 5 stores](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/photo_1-2.jpg)
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