2-Alarm and Box Alarm fire in Bartlett, 2-3-22

Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

More than 12 hours after the first smoke alarms went off, firefighters were still working to bring under control a massive fire that destroyed a warehouse at the Brewster Creek Business Park in Bartlett, a suburb west of Chicago.

The blaze broke out at Access, a secure document storage facility located at 1200 Humbracht Circle. The warehouse was packed with boxes of documents, stacked floor to ceiling, which provided a significant amount of fuel for the fire. What workers initially thought was just a few burning boxes quickly escalated into an uncontrollable inferno.

The incident began around 10 a.m., when officials reported that the sprinkler system managed to contain the flames at first. However, as a series of steel storage racks collapsed, the fire became too intense to stop. The building was completely engulfed within hours.

In a statement, Access confirmed that all employees had safely evacuated and are accounted for. The company is currently cooperating with local authorities to investigate the cause of the fire. They have also started assessing the damage and planning next steps for recovery.

This account comes from Larry Shapiro:

I arrived on the scene around 10:30 a.m., when the fire was already classified as a second alarm MABAS Box. The Mobile Ventilation Unit (MVU) was deployed to clear smoke from the building after Bartlett-based crews had already entered the structure. I focused mainly on capturing images of the large number of emergency vehicles and equipment present. By mid-afternoon, most units had been released, except for the Bartlett fire department personnel who remained on site.

At 3:45 p.m., the situation worsened, and a Box Alarm was called in for heavy fire. It was clear that this was a serious and complex incident requiring extensive resources and time to manage.

Larry Shapiro photo

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