Still & Box at 12300 S. Michigan Ave. 2-21-2013

This report comes from Dennis McGuire, Jr.

This afternoon, Engine Co. 62 arrived at a one-story auto repair shop on fire with flames visible through the roof. Once crews entered the building, the 22nd Battalion requested a Still and Box alarm. There was significant overhaul and salvage work after the fire was brought under control.

Crews working on overhaul. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Engine Co. 115 in Sector 4, which was a large vacant lot. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 34 at fire scene

Tower Ladder 34 was staged in Sector 1 in case they needed the tower for access. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Chicago Seagrave ladder truck at fire scene

Truck Co. 62 (in a spare unit) with the aerial fully extended over a storage area to reach the roof. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Field Chief 4-5-6 in a new buggy, Shop# B-560. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Field Chief 4-5-8 in a new buggy, Shop# B-561. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

The corner of Sector 4 & 1 while crews were doing overhaul. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

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Here are some pictures from the Still and Box at 12300 S. Michigan on Thursday afternoon.

The fire occurred in a one-story vacant autobody shop. It appears that it started as an auto fire in the garage and then spread into the cockloft, eventually going through the roof. Squad 5 was responding to a still in a high-rise on 41st Street, and the 22nd Battalion requested an elevated stream, which they didnâ€™t have on the still, so they boxed it to bring in a tower ladder. E115 and E75 each had 2.5-inch lines deployed quickly and controlled the fire. Neither Tower 34 nor Squad 5 (who eventually arrived from 41st St.) used their platforms. There was a lot of overhaul afterward, and the 22nd Battalion asked for an EFAO to notify the Building Department that this was a vacant and open structure.

Chicago Battalion 24. Dan McInerney photo