Chuck Mankin was at the 5-11 and submitted several images.
Chuck Mankin photo
Chick Mankin photo
Chuck Mankin photo
Chuck Mankin photo
Chuck Mankin photo
More of his images can be found HERE.
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Steve Redick submitted a video with radio traffic from Sunday morning’s 5-11 and Level I at 2620 W. Nelson. Steve was at the scene for 5 hours.
19 engines were pumping at the scene (106, 91, 76, 78, 112, 124, 43, 110, 56, 55, 57, 59, 14, 30, 22, 26, 44, 94, 69) along with master streams from three tower ladders (10, 21, 23), two Snorkels (S2A, 6-1-1) and seven multi-versals.
Larry Shapiro submitted several images from the fire having spent 8 hours at the scene.
Firefighters from Squad 2 cut into an overhead door for access to the exposure building. Larry Shapiro photo
Fire blows out of a window on the west side of the building as Tower Ladder 10 maneuvers into position to hit the flames. Larry Shapiro photo
After a vertical collapse of three floors, heavy fire silhouettes the remaining wall as master streams are directed at the flames from the alley and a neighboring building. Larry Shapiro photo
Thick smoke pushes out of the upper floors of the building on the south side as Tower Ladder 10 works it’s way across the face. Larry Shapiro photo
Tower Ladder 23 and Squad 2A prepare to put elevated master streams into operation. Larry Shapiro photo
Squad 2A and Tower Ladder 23 work along the east side of the four-story building. Larry Shapiro photo
Several of Chicago’s specialty units were deployed at this fire scene including 6-6-1 (the 1982 85′ reserve Snorkel), turret wagon 6-7-6 out of Engine 104’s house, 9-2-4 (the MVU), hose wagon 6-1-2, 5-1-2 from O’Hare, 5-7-2 from Engine 68’s house, and 2-7-2. (9-1-3 was at the scene but not utilized)
Reserve Snorkel 1 out of Engine 35’s house was brought to the scene. Larry Shapiro photo
A Level I haz mat was requested so that this soap-like solution bubbling out of the sewer could be analyzed. Larry Shapiro photo
5-1-2 responded in the spare haz mat unit as painted and lettered for the tv show being filmed in Chicago. Larry Shapiro photo
The large number of master streams being deployed required in-line pumping operations down Elston Avenue to the southeast, and another originating on Belmont and traveling down Rockwell to Engine 78. Larry Shapiro photo
Hose Wagon 6-1-2 came with Engine 26 who anchored an in-line operation with four other engines. Larry Shapiro photo
Two tower ladders and three multi-versals continued to work along Nelson after a large section of the wall collapsed. Larry Shapiro photo
Barry Avenue in the rear of the fire scene looked like a small lake as the water runoff overwhelmed the sewer system seven hours into the fire. Larry Shapiro photo
Eight hours into the operation, the fire burned through a section of the roof that was still intact after master streams were shut down to allow the fire to vent itself. Larry Shapiro photo
Four large-diameter lines fed Turret Wagon 6-7-6 so that both guns could be deployed to try knocking down some of the exterior walls for better access to the remaining fire.
Turret Wagon 6-7-6 came all the way from Engine 104’s quarters since 6-7-3 (the north side turret wagon) was out of service. Somewhat of a rare image here as the unit sees very little service. Larry Shapiro photo
A large gallery of images can be found HERE.
We look forward to images from Tim Olk who was at the fire scene for 12 hours including the initial building demolition by a wrecking company.
Chicago 5-11 Alarm 9-30-12
Sep 30
Chicago fought a 5-11 Alarm fire with a Haz Mat Level I on the north side overnight and into Sunday afternoon. Tim Olk, Steve Redick, and Larry Shapiro took in the warehouse fire and will have many images plus video footage to share tonight and tomorrow. Until the images and videos are ready, below is an excerpt from the Chicago Tribune along with two images when Steve Redick arrived at the scene.
An extra-alarm fire on the Northwest Side early Sunday morning destroyed much of a four-story brick building and brought more than 200 firefighters and paramedics to the scene, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Crews battled the 5-11 alarm blaze in the 2600 block of West Nelson Street in the Avondale neighborhood for hours until it was finally struck out about 9:30 a.m. Some crews are expected to stay on the scene for much fo the rest of the day.
It’s not clear what caused the fire, which started before 2 a.m. and had spread through the top three floors of the multi-use building and caused the north wall and some of the floors to collapse.The blaze also prompted a hazardous material response.
The Tribune article is HERE.
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
