4-Alarm fire in Northlake

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Here’s my video from the 4-Alarm fire on Sunday night in Northlake, IL.

A sampling of my images from the tire warehouse fire in Northlake 2-15-14. The video is still to come.

fire department Hummer

Broadview FD command Humvee. Larry Shapiro photo

Oshkosh ARFF works at building fire

Chicago FD ARFF 6-5-3 applying foam to the building’s interior. Larry Shapiro photo

Oshkosh ARFF works at building fire

Water is applied to the building first. Larry Shapiro photo

Oshkosh ARFF works at building fire

Another shot of the ARFF working. Larry Shapiro photo

Oshkosh ARFF works at building fire

Foam being applied to the building. Larry Shapiro photo

Oshkosh ARFF works at building fire

Crash truck getting into position. Larry Shapiro photo

chief fire officers at fire scene

A Chicago battalion chief in charge of the foam task force confers with the suburban chiefs. Larry Shapiro photo

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firemen at night with hose line

Firemen protect an exposure behind the warehouse. Larry Shapiro photo

fire ball at night warehouse fire

Larry SHapiro photo

fire ball at night warehouse fire

Intense fire in the rear. Larry Shapiro photo

fire ball at night warehouse fire

Fireball in the rear of the building. Larry Shapiro photo

Seagrave ladder truck at night fire scene

Franklin Park Seagrave aerial with a ladder pipe deployed. Larry Shapiro photo

A different selection of images is a chicagoareafire.com

A complete gallery is a shapirophotography.net

From Chicagoareafire.com:

Prior to receiving multiple cellphone calls, someone knocked on the door of the Leyden Township FPD (IL) station at the corner of Mannheim and Grand just before 6PM to report a fire four blocks down the road. Units found heavy smoke pushing from a one-story, commercial structure with a bow-string truss roof. The building was occupied by a tire business and was currently full of tires.

The fire, at 2200 N. Mannheim Road was in the Northlake Fire Protection District. (opposite sides of the intersection belong to either the Leyden Township FPD or the Northlake FPD). The Still Alarm was filled out and a Box Alarm, then a 2nd Alarm were requested within minutes, followed very shortly be the 3rd and 4th Alarms.

The roof collapsed early and sent flames several hundred feet into the air as companies setup elevated master streams from the Leyden quint, trucks from Northlake and Franklin Park, and then the Schiller Park tower ladder.

There were 16 engines, 8 trucks, 1 squad, and 5 ambulances at the scene.

silhouette of fireman on ladder with massive flames

Eric Haak photo

fire truck working at massive night fire scene

Eric Haak photo

fire storm at tire warehouse

Eric Haak photo

firemen at massive fire scene

Eric Haak photo

American LaFrance fire engine at night fire scene

Eric Haak photo

Pierce fire engine at night fire scene

Eric Haak photo

 

huge fire at tire warehouse

Steve Redick photo

huge fire at tire warehouse

Steve Redick photo

huge fire at tire warehouse

Steve Redick photo

huge fire at tire warehouse

Steve Redick photo

huge fire at tire warehouse

Steve Redick photo

massive fire ball from warehouse fire at night

Steve Redick photo