WAREHOUSE FIRE AT HALSTED AND 49TH ST, CHICAGO

MON FEB 04 2013 ~5:50 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
2-11 ALARM/WAREHOUSE FIRE
4900 SOUTH HALSTED CHICAGO, IL

FIRE IN A 5-STORY 200X75 VACANT WAREHOUSE WITH CONTENTS ON FIRE ON FIRST FLOOR.

FIREFIGHTERS GOING DEFENSIVE.

SECOND TRUCK IS TWR 39

STAGING IS 4500 BLOCK OF HALSTED.

WENT TO 2-11 AT ABOUT 5:59 P.M. CALLING FOR A SECOND AMBULANCE FOR RIT AFTER AMBULANCE 35 CALLED TO SECTOR 1 FOR A "FIREFIGHTER DOWN"

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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SEARCHED ALL CLEAR.

2-11 STRUCKOUT ON ORDERS OF 2-1-27 AT ABOUT 6:54 PM.

TWO LINES ON THE FIRE FOR WASHDOWN AND MOBILE VENTILATION UNIT RELEASED AT ABOUT 7:18 PM.