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Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 12-31-2012

Still setting up the jacks...at this point I decided it was time to move around to the other side to see what that looked like.....


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 12-31-2012

remember this view....it won't look like this for long


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - gmuhr - 12-31-2012

Great set of photos!


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-01-2013

[quote name='Srresquire' timestamp='1356911039' post='506557']

....heavy fire vents in the background

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Oh, I wondered what all that orange stuff was. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Smile' />

Great photos, by the way.


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - fire12 - 01-01-2013

Great photos as always. Thanks for sharing.


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-01-2013

As I came around the front (south side) of the building my jaw dropped in amazement...all the companies had been chased by radiant heat off 21st street...they had to retreat to the corners of the building


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-01-2013

I can't tell you the last time I saw a volume of fire like this......


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-01-2013

look how it has flashed out the upper floor side windows now....


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-01-2013

just amazing to watch


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-01-2013

It created its own firestorm...it was sucking air so much it created an actual breeze.....


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-01-2013

Tower 54 setting up...looking to protect the 1 story truss roof thrift store


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-01-2013

I kinda like this one...


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-01-2013

lots going on in this photo


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-01-2013

hooking up the hard suction


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-01-2013

kinda tough to shoot, backlit and very hazy


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-02-2013

bet these buggys were kinda trashed


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-02-2013

this merits one more look


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-02-2013

TL 54...nice Pierce in good shape...


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-02-2013

remember this view earlier in the thread...this is about 10 minutes later


Chicago 4-11 Alarm 2444 W 21st St 12/29/12 - Guest - 01-02-2013

really took off