On Wednesday evening, Chicago firefighters responded to a serious fire at Andy’s Deli located at 5442 N. Milwaukee Avenue. Upon arrival, the first units found an active fire in a commercial building and quickly faced challenges due to several frozen hydrants in the area. This made it difficult to establish a water supply, forcing the initial response to take a defensive approach. Concerns about the structural integrity of the roof led to the activation of a 2-11 alarm. Two tower ladders and Squad 2’s Snorkel were deployed, with Truck 55 setting up a master stream from the air. A Mobile Ventilation Unit (MVU 9-2-3) was also called in from Engine 106 to assist in pushing the fire toward the rear and through the roof, allowing crews to access the blaze more effectively. Steve Redick and Larry Shapiro were on scene and captured the event. You can view Larry Shapiro's photo gallery here, and Steve Redick's collection is available here. Below are some of the images taken during the incident. The Chicago Tribune covered the event briefly here. A view of Sector 1 shows smoke but no visible fire. Since much of the roof remained intact, space was cleared out to allow access for the Mobile Ventilation Unit. Larry Shapiro photo Since the fire was in the center of the building and the roof was largely intact, the MVU 9-2-3 was setup in front of the building to fan the fire so that firefighters could attack it without entering the premises. Larry Shapiro photo A view from the alley shows heavy smoke pushing out of the rear because of the MVU on the street in front. Larry Shapiro photo Engine 119 had a hydrant at one end of the alley where it meets Menard. Sewers were blocked and a large amount of water built up in the alley and down Menard. Larry Shapiro photo Engine 83 brought Light Wagon 9-1-3 to the scene, as one is due at each 2-11 alarm fire in the city. Towards the end of the event, it was brought to Sector 1 and put to work offering firefighters greater visibility to direct handlines deep into the building from the sidewalk. Larry Shapiro photo As companies began to break down their lines, most encountered hose with water that had frozen. They had to wrestle with the rigid hose to get it onto the engines and in some cases along the aerial bed of ladders for the trip back to quarters. There, companies repacked with new hose and dealt with the frozen hose in whatever manner they could. Larry Shapiro photo Engine 108 has frozen hose propped over the top of the engine for the careful trip back to quarters. Larry Shapiro photo Digital Embossed Thermal Laminating Film Digital Embossed Thermal Laminating Film,Precision Embossed Thermal Film,Innovative Patterned Lamination Film,Embossed Digital Film JIANGYIN HONGJU NEW MATERIALS CO.,LTD , https://www.hongjuspecialfilm.com