Structure fire at Highland apartment prompts evacuation, Highland IL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire broke out in the insulation inside the wall of an apartment near Olive St in Highland. All residents were advised to evacuate. Firefighters responded promptly and began investigating and opening the wall area to control the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Madison and Clinton Counties Sheriff, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Attention, Highland Fire.
00:01
Respond to near Olive St, Apartment 213 for insulation fire inside the wall.
00:14
All occupants were advised to evacuate.
00:24
Second page, tension, high on fire.
00:26
Respond to near Olive St, Apartment 213 for insulation fire inside the wall.
00:35
All occupants advised to evacuate to OMS.
00:38
Time at 10.58.
00:58
A location,
01:00
two-story multi-family glowing.
01:02
Be out investigating.
01:05
30 in-round.
01:12
Good.
01:15
Come off Broadway,
01:17
pull right and the alpha side of the structure.
01:19
Just bring your thermal imager.
01:21
It looks like they may have it out.
01:25
It's understood.
01:29
County Shaw, 1515, in-row.
01:37
Second two reports.
01:39
Mutual aid for structure fire.
01:41
People were fired.
01:44
Please,
01:53
fire mutual request.
01:54
9c2 web data from two sports.
01:57
These were fires on the main area structure fire.
02:00
11 of 650s people are left.
02:08
1530, 1500.
02:10
Go ahead.
02:13
Also bring your New York hook or something short pipe pole.
02:17
We'll have to open up this hole a little bit probably.
02:22
1530 copies.
02:23
We'll be on the end just a second.
02:32
Go ahead, 15 minutes.
02:34
Come down Poplar, turn right on 9th Street to come up to Olive.
02:38
I've got the gate moved out of the way.
02:41
Understood, Poplar, tonight.
02:44
County, 1530 is on scene.
02:47
Have you staged in Olive and Main? Yes.
02:52
me.
02:56
You see.
03:02
Thank you very.
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Location mentioned:
Olive St, Highland, IL 62249
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