Still & Box Alarm in a Chicago scrap yard, 12-6-15 (more)

This is from Steve Redick:

On Sunday, I covered a still and box alarm at Cortland and Kingsbury, an industrial area where a fire broke out in a large scrap metal operation. A massive pile of junk cars was fully involved. Since the location is right on the river, Engine 2, the city's large fireboat, was dispatched to the scene. They eventually connected a 4-inch line to Engine 55, which then used a multi-sectional ladder. There was some discussion about using the big water cannons, and the "crows nest" turret on the back of the boat was raised, but there wasnâ€™t a clear shot at the burning pile from the river. Access to the area was very limited, and I was shooting directly into a bright, low sunâ€”truly challenging conditions. Despite that, I managed to capture some interesting shots of the fireboat in action, as well as what appeared to be an air monitoring unit deployed by the hazmat team. You can view all the photos and videos from this incident on my website.

Steve Redick

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Chicago fire boat the Christopher Wheatley

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