Massive Fire Razes Vacant Chicago Building

Nov. 5, 2016
Fire engulfed a vacant industrial building in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.

Tower ladders, a Snorkel and Chicago's turet wagon were used to knock down an early morning fire that engulfed a large building at 26th and Kostner in Little Village.

About the Author

Steve Redick

Steve Redick worked as a Chicago Fire Department dispatcher for 35 years. Since the late 1970s, Redick has been a fire photographer, capturing the work done by firefighters in Chicago and surrounding communities. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Chicago Fire Museum, and he is a self-published author and owner of the historical FD website: ksc711.smugmug.com.