Smoke investigation at multifamily building on 43rd St, Chicago IL
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible smoke condition from the second floor of a three‑story multifamily building near West 43rd Street in Chicago. Units arrived on the scene and reported no visible fire or smoke. The alarm appeared to be contained to one unit, and firefighters gained access using a key located in the building’s boiler room.
Audio|Heard on: Cook IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Five is 1313 14 .
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Fire alarm near West 43rd Street.
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We were assigned here, so if you review,
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five is 1313 1314 engine 1311 .
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Fire alarm from the 2nd floor smoke near West 43rd Street.
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They were saying they were doing a trip.
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Copy.
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Hold on, what was that address again?
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Seventy-eight twenty-one West Forty-third Street.
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Seventy-eight two one West Forty-third Street.
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Thank you.
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Thirteen eleven 1314 route.
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Thirteen 1113 14 , we got you out.
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Thirteen eleven four one.
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LTACC 1311, 1314 on scene.
00:43
Nothing showing from three-story multifamily.
00:45
They're doing what now?
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All right, so you guys are seeing nothing showing.
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It's only unit 1C, 1C child.
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They said there's a box in the boiler room that has the key to the unit.
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Bye, I'm Riverside.
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Location mentioned:
W 43rd St, Chicago, IL 60638
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