Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing the wreckage of a Chicago Fire Department water tower truck after it collided with a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific suburban train while responding to an extra-alarm fire on the city's Near North Side. According to the separate original caption, Fire Captain Leo Ouimet was injured in the crash, while smoke from the warehouse fire can be seen in the background. The dramatic scene shows the mangled fire apparatus beside the railroad tracks with surrounding industrial buildings visible. Measures approximately 7⅝x6 inches. Caption is separate from the photograph. Note the aged tape on the corners and typical newsroom/archive handling wear. This photo came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
