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Vehicle fire reported near grand and lake shore drive, Chicago IL

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/14/2025 06:59 PM

Grand Ave, Chicago, IL

A vehicle fire was reported near Grand Avenue and Lake Shore Drive southbound, but responding units did not locate any vehicle on fire.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 04

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01:56

Transcript:

00:00

834.

00:01

We got fire Grand and Lake Shore Drive southbound.

00:06

It's a vehicle on the fire near the ramp.

00:09

1-832

00:15

832

00:17

Disturbance on the beat at near West Ontario is the Portillo's.

00:21

It's a mail-in-arrest from refusing to leave.

00:23

Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (ok). 8-1.

00:31

821.

00:32

1-1-1-2.

00:34

8-2-1. We'll go with 32.

00:40

Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (ok).

00:42

Next unit in 1 that was coming through.

00:45

1-1-2. Can we get an ambulance this location? This guy's being detained by security?

00:53

Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (ok).

00:56

Would the reason to be mental?

01:01

How'd you know? How'd you work?

01:04

All right, acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (ok), we'll submit.

01:10

123.

01:13

123.

01:15

Do you have a call back over here?

01:20

Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (ok).

01:21

Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (ok).

01:25

Okay, I have one.

01:31

Another unit is coming in.

01:35

1834

01:38

1834 12 we're here at the lake shore drive southbound Outer Drive and Grand and we don't see any car on fire can you get up a call back or a better location

01:54

okay acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (ok).

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Grand Ave, Chicago, IL

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