Chicago Still & Box Alarm 12-9-12

This report comes from Eric Haak:

Early Sunday morning, a fire broke out in an occupied apartment building located at 2715 E. 75th Place. Shortly before 0500 hours, Engine 126 and Truck 49 responded to the scene and reported flames coming from the second floor of the 25X75, a two-story ordinary construction building. The structure consisted of two attached side-by-side two-flats, with the fire initially confined to the eastern unit. By 0511, the 23rd Battalion upgraded the incident to a Still & Box due to the fire spreading through the drop ceiling void and threatening both units.

Fire companies were temporarily withdrawn from the building but made a second attempt to contain the fire and prevent it from engulfing the entire structure. At 0530, operations shifted to a defensive posture as interior efforts struggled to gain control. Engine 126 and Truck 49 were pulled from the front of the building, and Squad 5’s snorkel was deployed as flames spread into the cockloft of both units. The fire was fully involved by approximately 0640.

Photo #1 – Engine 126 and Truck 49 in sector 1

Photo #2 – Firefighters attacking from the exterior shortly after arrival

Photo #3 – Units exiting the building as the strategy turned defensive

Photo #4 – Members of Engine 72 positioned on the porch of the adjacent building

Photo #5 – Squad 5A arriving to operate in sector 1

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