EXTRA ALARM FIRE AT PRIME FURNITURE WHOLESALERS -- A 4-STORY WAREHOUSE AT 48TH PL AND CHRISTIANA AVE , CHICAGO

SAT APR 30 2016 ~8:44 PM
Chicago Fire Department
Warehouse Fire/3-11/2-11/Still and Box/Working Fire
3327 W 48th Pl Chicago, IL



Scene from 3-11 fire on 48th Place & Christiana. pic.twitter.com/53G95taHzJ

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Report of a warehouse fire at 48th Pl and Christiana. The warehouse was possibly no longer used by Prime Furniture.

E34 crew on arrival reports they have a fire in a 4-story commercial structure on the first floor at 7:39 pm.

E65 crew on side D.

E34 reports they have a working fire.

TL54 crew on arrival request a Still and Box.

BC15 relays BC6 message reporting a 4-story mill-constructed building, 100x150 with heavy smoke conditions with a pile of mattresses and a maze of mattress.

Rehab setup at 48th pl and Christiana.

Reporting

Mattresses on fire on first floor; charging the sprinkler system.

Going defensive mode.



Interior attack on Side B and Side D, and 2 multi-versals setup on Side A by 8:48 pm.


Smoky fire in a mattress warehouse at 48th Place and Christiana Avenue. Two tower ladders, two multiversals on Side A and several handlines in operation after Engine 34's crew reported an auto against a warehouse on arrival (VIDEO CREDIT: Steve Reddick).

Shutting down exterior lines and checking to investigate whether interior attack can begin.

Hose wagon requested.

Staying in defensive mode

Engine 23 bringing the hose wagon.

Fire is contents only, 70 feet deep and 150 feet wide,  6 master streams and two elevated streams.

Possibly resuming interior attack at 11:54 pm

UNITS ASSIGNED ...

ENGINE(S): E34  E ??

TRUCK(S): T ?? T ?? TL ??

SQD5 CV274

RIT: BC20 T33

CHIEF(S): BC6

EMS: A ?? FC ?? STANDBY A ??

STAGING:



STILL AND BOX ALARM at 7:40 PM

ENGINE(S):

TRUCK(S):

SQUAD(S):

EMS:

CHIEF(S): 2-7-10
BC16 Box Chief
BC15 Plans Chief

SPECIAL:

CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

STAGING: 48th and Kedzie


2-11 ALARM at 8:05 PM on orders of 2-2-4.

ENGINE(S):

TRUCK(S):

SQUAD(S):

EMS:

CHIEF(S):
BC2 Safety Chief

SPECIAL:

CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

STAGING: 48th and Kedzie



3-11 ALARM at 8:59 PM on orders of 2-2-4

ENGINE(S): E99 E101 E15 E44

TRUCK(S):

SQUAD(S):

EMS:

CHIEF(S): 2-1-8

SPECIAL:

CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

STAGING:

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