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Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire, 10-26-14
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This is from Steve Redick:
> "Sunday, Jackson & Cicero. The fire involved two buildings, both appeared to be vacant based on what I could see. There was a lot of truck activity, and the fire was in the knee walls. Some good shots of K12 saw work during forcible entry. The rear photo shows what might be near the point of origin, and you can clearly see how the fire spread into both structures."
Below are some photos from the scene:
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This is from Josh Boyajian:
> "Here are some quick shots from Still and Box today at 312 S Cicero Ave. I arrived about 15 minutes into the fire. Not many good fire shots due to the sun, but I got some nice action shots of the firefighters."
Here are some of his photos: