Barrel fire reported near 17th Street and Madison Avenue, Granite City IL
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Fire & ArsonA fire was reported near 17th Street and Madison Avenue with visible flames and smoke. Responding units determined the fire was from a burning barrel and not a larger fire.
Audio|Heard on: Granite, Pontoon, Madison (City), Mitchell, Long Lake
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02:13
Transcript:
00:00
Attention fire, attention fire.
00:02
The area is near 17th Street and Madison Avenue.
00:06
There is a fire in the area, unknown exactly where.
00:10
Caller says they saw flames and smoke, could be large.
00:16
Attention fire, attention fire, the area is near 17th Street and Madison Avenue, color device.
00:22
There is a fire in the area, unknown exactly where, caller says she saw flames and smoke, it appears to be large.
00:31
17th in the avenue for a fire.
00:33
11's in round.
00:36
Station 1 from 12, do you want us to go that way or do you want us to go to Rodey?
00:41
Respond with us to 15.
00:44
Twelve from six.
00:48
Six, go ahead.
00:51
You want to subverting the 17th?
00:55
I would prefer 35 to go to 17th and 12 go to the 12 to call on Roadie.
01:02
35, Gavin. 35, Gavin.
01:04
Here is responding to Lodi, Upton, 1212-11.
01:09
Okay, copy.
01:11
Problems resolved, 12 and 35 can both go to Road R2, Madison Avenue now.
01:18
45 is on Cedar Mercer.
01:25
One.
01:31
Copy 12.
01:36
12. 12, copy.
01:39
35's on scene near the corner of 17th and Madison.
01:47
It appears to just be a barrel burning.
01:54
Eleven's on C.
02:00
We're going to be off the front drop line.
02:04
We're going to be off the front drop line. Sevens on three.
02:05
He's in 22.
02:08
Fire informants out, they're advising at the barrel of cars are.
02:10
We're going to be off.
02:13
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Madison Ave & 17th St, Granite City, IL 62040
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