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After two hours of battling the fire from the top of a truck, 28-year Youngstown Fire Department Captain Tony Carkido predicted at least another four hours before the area could be deemed safe. Here, Carkido warns other firemen, via radio, that the wall he's hosing may fall any second.
Fireman Daniel Holcomb, 28, of Youngstown two hours into battling the flea market fire.
L-R, Youngstown residents Joann Sarbaro, Dreama Williams, 5, Jerome Williams, 9, and Cher-vea Sarbaro, 10, watch the fire from an adjacent parking lot.
More than a mile away, Leon Bell, 10, of Youngstown watches the building's incineration.
Youngstown residents Sheldon Johnson, 11, and Leon Bell, 9, watch the fire from over a mile away.
A plume of smoke could be seen from miles away.