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Crews battle structure fire near County Road 1500

Heard on: South Central IL Public Safety
04:32
00:00
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audio iconFire & Arson
County Rd 1500 E, Effingham, IL 62401
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire departments responded to a possible large structure fire near County Road 1500 outside Effingham. Radio traffic suggested a shop or pole barn was fully engulfed, with gas cans nearby. Multiple agencies were dispatched to assist, and the situation may have involved a full burn of the building.

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