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

This is from Steve Redick:

On Sunday, I covered the 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 burning. Since this location is right by the river, Engine 2, the large fireboat, was dispatched to the scene. They eventually connected a 4-inch line to Engine 55, which then used a multi-purpose nozzle. There were some discussions 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 fire from the river. Access to the area was very limited, and I was shooting directly into a bright, low sunâ€”very challenging conditions. Despite that, I managed to capture some interesting images 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 video from this incident on my website.

Steve Redick

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Chicago fire boat the Christopher Wheatley

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