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Smoke investigated at nursing home on Western AvenueChicago IL

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audio iconFire & Arson
S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60620

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a report of possible fire at a nine-story nursing home near South Western Avenue in Chicago. Smoke was reported on the fifth floor, but fire units found no visible fire. The alarm system was reset and the situation was marked safe.

Audio|Heard on: Cook IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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01:49
Transcript:
00:00
Box alarm to near Western Avenue now.
00:02
Box alarm to near Western Avenue.
00:06
I want KU.
00:09
How about 101? 101 KU.
00:13
Truck 47, send me to near South Western Avenue.
00:16
We're southbound, nothing's showing.
00:20
One hundred and one angle at near Western Avenue.
00:22
Check them back.
00:24
Yes, sir.
00:27
One hundred and three C Warren route.
00:30
Threat to the wrong one.
00:31
One hundred and I'll send you the right one.
00:34
Truck 47 Englewood, you can hold everybody up with a fault in the system.
00:39
All right, Truck Thirty, they're releasing you there.
00:41
Truck Thirty returning.
00:46
(name withheld).
00:47
Eighty-One Southwestern, County Claims on scene.
00:50
Nine-story, fire resistive nursing home.
00:53
Nothing showing for this cold box.
00:56
Apartment safe.
00:57
40 by 100.
01:02
One hundred and 15 Englewood.
01:04
One hundred and 15.
01:07
Do we have a police being assigned?
01:10
Like, we got it BOA.
01:12
We will get just truck eleven.
01:17
We're available in quarters.
01:18
Our MBT is not working.
01:20
Truck eleven home.
01:22
Five 20, Englewood.
01:24
Five 20. Fifth floor smoking.
01:28
Check out the box on my orders.
01:30
Fifteen truck 59.
01:31
We're going to stay here and reset the box.
01:33
Box arm radio one southwestern.
01:35
Truck on the order at the same point of the box arm radio one Westford.
01:39
Truck on the 20.
01:41
Anybody still responding?
01:43
Truck 37. No, we'll be up.
01:45
Truck 37.

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Location mentioned:
S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60620
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