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

This report comes from Dennis McGuire, Jr.

This afternoon, Engine Co. 62 responded to a one-story auto repair shop on fire with flames visible through the roof. Upon entering the structure, the 22nd Battalion requested a Still and Box alarm. The fire was eventually knocked down, but there was significant overhaul and salvage work needed afterward.

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 34 was staged in Sector 1 in case they needed the tower put to work. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Chicago Seagrave ladder truck at fire scene

Truck Co. 62 (in a spare) with the aerial fully extended over a storage area to gain access to 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 are doing overhaul. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

More from Dan McInerney:

Here are some pictures from the still and box at 12300 S. Michigan on Thursday afternoon. They had a fire in a one-story vacant autobody shop. It looks like it may have started in the garage and then spread into the cockloft and through the roof. Squad 5 was on a still in the high rise on 41st St., and the 22nd wanted an elevated stream, which he didnâ€™t have on the still, so he boxed it to get a tower ladder. E115 and E75 each had a 2.5-inch line and made quick work of the fire. Neither TL34 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 EFAO to notify the Building Department that this was a vacant and open building.

Chicago Battalion 24. Dan McInerney photo