Watch: Snorkel, Tower Ladder Battle Chicago Restaurant Fire

Firefighters battled an early morning fire in a vacant restaurant in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.

Nov. 23, 2023

Chicago firefighters were busy battling a 2-11 fire in a vacant restaurant on the city's North side Thanksgiving morning.

The fire was reported around 6 a.m. at North Sheridan and Balmoral in the Edgewater neighborhood.

The building is a two-story mansion that was converted into a restaurant and is now vacant, awaiting demolition, CBS Chicago reported. The structure was built in 1913.

Firefighters reported a deep-seated fire and worked to open up the structure as they used a defensive attack.

Crews used six master streams, a Snorkel and a tower ladder to contain the fire in two hours, according to the department's updates on X.

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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.