Open burning confirmed near Lovell Street in Elgin, Elgin IL
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to reports of black smoke near St. John Street and Lovell Street in Elgin. The smoke was confirmed to be from open burning behind a building near 321 Lovell Street, and no active fire was observed.
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Transcript:
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Quint 1. Smoke investigation.
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St. John Street and Lovell Street.
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Timeout 1351.
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Clint 1. Smoke investigation.
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St. John Street and Lovell Street.
00:14
Edge of 3. Hamilt's Farr's here.
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What do you need?
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We're walking out to you.
00:29
On St. John and Lovell and St.
00:31
John are calls advising that he sees black smoke in the area.
00:34
He doesn't see any flames, can't tell if anything is on fire.
00:37
He says it's on St.
00:39
John between
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Lovell.
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I'm trying to get a better address for you.
00:48
Stand by.
00:53
One of your callers calling from Prospect.
00:56
He says he believes that it is on St.
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John between Lovell and Jefferson.
01:01
He says the smoke is getting much less now and it's dissipating.
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Unknown, if anything's on fire.
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We have one said four.
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Oh,
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there,
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someone's got some open burning behind 321 Lovell.
01:29
We will see, I'll take it home more.
01:35
104, 321 Lovell, so I'm going to change your address.
01:41
Yes, sir.
01:43
You are.
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Location mentioned:
Lovell St, Elgin, IL 60120
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