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At 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, companies from Chicago’s 18th Battalion responded to a fire report at a building located on the corner of 73rd and Yale. Upon arrival, Truck 20 reported that it was a four-story, 75 x 100-foot "Red X" apartment building with the top floor fully involved. Within minutes, the fire was contained, and crews transitioned to a defensive position. Aerial operations were launched with the following units: Engine 122 was stationed on Yale just north of the intersection and supplied water to Truck 20. Engine 47 was positioned on Yale to the south of the building and provided support to Squad 5 in Sector 1. Tower Ladder 34 was set up on 73rd Street at the Sector 1/4 corner, while Engine 73 secured a hydrant about half a block north on Yale and fed the ladder truck.