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Fire crews respond to building with burning smell, Forest Park IL

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/2/2025 10:51 AM

S Harlem Ave, Forest Park, IL 60130

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm near South Harlem Avenue. A caller at the scene reported smelling burning inside a one and a half story building. Upon arrival, firefighters found no visible fire from two sides of the structure and began operations on the fireground channel.

Audio|Heard on: North Palos Fire Dispatch

Listen to dispatch call

01:55

Transcript:

00:00

North Eurlos, Battalion 8, 802, 804, 822, and 823.

00:08

Fire alarm[1] at near South Harlem Avenue.

00:29

E.N.

00:31

(name withheld), a 51-year-old male with (name withheld),

00:35

near South Central Park Avenue.

00:37

(name withheld), the 51-year-old male with (name withheld), near Central Park.

00:48

Go to foreign route.

00:52

4-823-ur-ur-1-1-13-8-Harlow Avenue.

00:59

I have a caller on the line that's on the scene saying he smells burning inside.

01:12

We'll be there in a minute.

01:22

Southbound on the scene.

01:23

We've got one and a half story here at all.

01:27

Nothing showing in this two sides.

01:30

We're going to be southbound.

01:33

We're going to be southbound.

01:34

Nothing showing from two sides.

01:40

Southwest, Tennessee, I'll take him in.

01:42

We'll wait.

01:45

998 on the CNA, command, switch into white fire ground.

01:52

Central and 10405-80 and 4-06 are in service returning.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation call

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Location mentioned:

S Harlem Ave, Forest Park, IL 60130

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