Chicago firefighters were sent to 126 E 47th Street at about 10:30PM (11/17/15). Shortly after rival, Battalion 5 requested a Box Alarm for fire in the one-story commercial structure. Companies were pulled out of the building in short order and they went defensive and the fire was upgraded to a 2-11 Alarm shortly thereafter. The fire communicated to the two-story exposure to the east. The original building collapsed and the exposure was gutted.
There were three tower ladders operating master streams along with 6-6-1 the reserve Snorkel plus multi-versals and the deck gun from Engine 19. Conditions during the fire included strong winds and sporadic rain that was very heavy at times.
![firefighters on ladders at building fire](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/151117_CFD-4044W-600x400.jpg)
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![Sopartan fire engine engulfed in smoke at fire scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/151117_CFD-4082W-600x400.jpg)
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![heavy smoke from building fire at night](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/151117_CFD-4109W-600x400.jpg)
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![firefighters setup tower ladder at fire scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/151117_CFD-4117W-600x400.jpg)
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![old E-ONE tower ladder at work in Chicago](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/151117_CFD-4150W-600x400.jpg)
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![Chicago Spartan fire engine using deck gun at fire scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/151117_CFD-4203W-600x400.jpg)
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![Chicago Spartan fire engine using deck gun at fire scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/151117_CFD-4230W-600x400.jpg)
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![Chicago FD Engine 19 at fire scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/151117_CFD-4258W-600x400.jpg)
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