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Hartford, Ct had this working fire at 48 Capen St. in the city’s north end on 1/13/14 @0900.
Stay safe,
Patrick Dooley
Chicago working fire in the 2400 block of N. Drake. 2 1/2 story frame, fire on 2 and in the attic. A member of Squad 2 saved two dogs
Tim Olk
Still & Box Alarm Midway Park Pl. & Mayfield. 1/10/14. Still time 0715hrs. Large frame 2 1/2 stories 30 x 60 or so. I was told they had a good fire in the rear. Battalion 13 boxed it, I’m assuming because of frozen hydrants. Long lead outs for 96 & 117. 2 lines. Fire was well under control by the time I got there.
Dan Shevlin
From the CTpost.com:
A fire early Monday led to a building collapse, a water main break and massive excavations that threw the city’s downtown into chaos as businesses were forced to close, traffic was detoured and dozens of residents were displaced. Five people were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
… the blaze, destroyed the four-story structure at 434 Howe Ave. Evening temperatures plummeted, freezing some of the thousands of gallons of water that flowed over nearby streets onto the Derby-Shelton bridge after being pumped throughout the day on smoldering debris.
The blaze, which began shortly after midnight, caused the building’s upper levels, which housed 27 families, to collapse atop street-level businesses like Howe Convenient, a florist and a barber shop. Smoke, water and debris damaged the adjoining Liquid Lunch and Joy Lee Chinese restaurants. The building that burned Monday was built in 1880.
HD video of the fire: HERE
Photos from Keith Muratori, FIREGROUNDIMAGES.COM
Full gallery of images: http://www.firegroundimages.com/2014-Incidents/Howe-Ave-4th-Alarm-Shelton-CT
HD aerial drone footage of the aftermath the following day on YouTube: http://youtu.be/S_86t0qk9ss
Here are some shots from a Still & Box yesterday morning on Lorel in Chicago.. Companies were dispatched to a still @ 1030 N. Lorel, while enroute, the Main Fire Alarm Office made it a full still. Tower 14 arrived and had heavy fire showing from the 2nd floor. Engine 117 backed down and initially used their deck gun. Companies were mainly defensive at this fire.
I have the whole gallery on my site! http://chi-townfirephotos.smugmug.com/Chicago-Working-fires/2014-Chicago-Fires