Name: Building Fire Spreading to Nearby Building video
Uploaded: 2026-07-05T08:08:58.000Z
Description: Firefighters in Chicago are working to contain a fire at a building on South Wabash Avenue, establishing a collapse zone to ensure safety as they prevent the fire from spreading to nearby structures.

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Firefighters in Chicago are working to contain a fire at a building on South Wabash Avenue, establishing a collapse zone to ensure safety as they prevent the fire from spreading to nearby structures.

Building Fire Spreading to Nearby Building

 So, the fire is located at 2540 South...

144. Is that 134? 124. 124, go. So, the fire is located at 2540 South...

Firefighters have located the source of the fire and are continuing their efforts to contain it.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 2540 S Wabash Ave.

 Exposure building, have companies inside.

 We have some windows failed on the upper floors, but no fires extended into that building as of yet.

 The building has been evacuated, and we have Squad 1, Engine 5,

 leading out a second line into that building to cover any exposure that may occur.

 271, does this exposure building have a separate address?

Exposure building, have companies inside. We have searches underway. We have some windows failed on the upper floors, but no fires extended into that building as of yet. The building has been evacuated, and we have Squad 1, Engine 5, leading out a second line into that building to cover any exposure that may occur. Alright, 271, your message received. 271, does this exposure building have a separate address?

Firefighters are conducting searches in the nearby building, which has been evacuated as a precaution.

 Yeah, office, an emergency alert has been established.

 A collapse zone has been established around a fire building.

 Main fire building is 2540 South on Wabash.

 We're still trying to get the explanation for it.

171, go ahead. Yeah, office, an emergency alert has been established. A collapse zone has been established around a fire building. Announcements are being made. Main fire building is 2540 South on Wabash. We're still trying to get the explanation for it.

 The exposure building is a five-story, fire-resistive apartment, occupied residential structure.

Yes, we'll get that for you momentarily. The exposure building is a five-story, fire-resistive apartment, occupied residential structure. I'll get you the address in a second.

Firefighters advise a collapse zone has been established around the fire-affected building to ensure safety.

Building. Can you give me the address for the main fire building again?

 Yes, sir. Main fire building, 2540 South Wabash. Exposure building 2550.

 All right, we have one hot gun, three FDRAMs, one tower ladder operating on the main fire building.

 Second tower ladder is going to be in operation momentarily.

Building. Can you give me the address for the main fire building again? Yes, sir. Main fire building, 2540 South Wabash. Exposure building 2550. All right, go ahead with your update. All right, we have one hot gun, three FDRAMs, one tower ladder operating on the main fire building. Second tower ladder is going to be in operation momentarily.

 We have Tower Ladder 10 operating in the CD corner of the original fire building.

 We have Tower 39 setting up in the Alpha Delta corner of the original fire building.

 They're going to be fed by Engine 16 and Engine 39 from the inline operation.

 We have two master streams with Ram XDs and a deck gun also being operated on the original fire building.

271, go ahead. Yeah, sorry about that. That's all right. Progress report for you. We have Tower Ladder 10 operating in the CD corner of the original fire building. We have Tower 39 setting up in the Alpha Delta corner of the original fire building. They're going to be fed by Engine 16 and Engine 39 from the inline operation. We have two master streams with Ram XDs and a deck gun also being operated on the original fire building. They're going to be fed by Engine 16.

Firefighters are actively working to contain the fire from spreading to nearby building.

Citizen user @bringhurstUser1962588028 shows a video of first responders on the scene.

 X-ray 132, you probably want to send a fire truck over here to 24th and Wabash.

 It looked like a fire. It looked like smoke coming from a building.

 Yeah, X-ray 132, thank you. I haven't been able to say it over the air. I said it once.

 We were up to about eight calls on it. Thank you. It is a 54 fire, 2550 South Wabash.

X-ray 132. Was that X-ray 133 you put out? X-ray 132, you probably want to send a fire truck over here to 24th and Wabash. It looked like a fire. It looked like smoke coming from a building. Yeah, X-ray 132, thank you. I haven't been able to say it over the air. I said it once. We were up to about eight calls on it. Thank you. It is a 54 fire, 2550 South Wabash.

Police are responding to a report of smoke coming from a building.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2550 S Wabash Ave.

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