This report comes from Chi-Town Fire Photos: On January 17, 2020, Truck Company 48 responded to a fire at 1539 S. Hamlin in Chicago during a severe snowstorm. The structure was an empty, three-story ordinary building measuring 30' by 75'. Engine 109 was the first unit on scene since Engine 38 was occupied with an EMS call. Battalion 14 arrived quickly and immediately established a perimeter around the fire. Due to challenges with forced entry and the fire already spreading across all three floors, crews opted for a defensive approach. Engines 38 and 99 were assigned as box engines and provided water to the master streams (TL5 and SS1). Shortly after, a 2-2-4 alarm was called for additional personnel, though it appears the 2-11 engines were not deployed. Wind gusts reached up to 35 mph, and heavy snowfall persisted throughout the incident, making firefighting operations extremely challenging. Chi-Town Fire Photos Chi-Town Fire Photos Chi-Town Fire Photos Chi-Town Fire Photos Chi-Town Fire Photos Chi-Town Fire Photos Chi-Town Fire Photos Chi-Town Fire Photos Chi-Town Fire Photos Chi-Town Fire Photos Chi-Town Fire Photos Shanghai Shengduan Trading Co., Ltd. , https://www.shsdchem.com
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