Structure fire reported at Marengo UniCarriers building, Marengo IL
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Fire & ArsonA structure fire occurred near North Prospect Street at the UniCarriers building in Marengo. The fire started in the welding room and escalated to a building fire. Multiple fire units responded. One person was injured and receiving medical attention.
Audio|Heard on: Union Fire FPD Main
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04:50
Transcript:
00:00
We had a report that there was a fire in the welding room, but they have put it out.
00:03
Do you want this upgraded to a structure fire or you want to check first?
00:11
All right, go ahead, get me upgraded for right now.
00:13
I'm going to be making contact here shortly.
00:15
You can make 1104 Prospect Command.
00:19
Proceed.
00:32
Marengo, structure fire, UniCarriers, near North Prospect Street, Battalion 11, 1142, 1543, 1153, 1502, and Woodstock engine, due, time 1009.
00:56
The end of the building, gentlemen, north end.
01:01
41,
01:03
52, north end.
01:07
Middoor 36 is going to be about front of you.
01:11
My counter 11502 is on the C.
01:16
Massachusetts.
01:24
1503 will be responding to the station for the structure fire from Ringo.
01:29
Mr.
01:33
McHenry, 11.03.
01:36
1103. 1103.
01:39
On the road.
01:43
McKenry from Prospect Command command.
01:49
1103, I do have you in route unit with traffic after him.
01:52
I stepped on you.
01:54
Yeah, this is Prospect Command.
01:56
I got a report initially here that the fire is out.
01:58
A 41 will be going interior to investigate.
02:01
I do have a report of one injured subject which 52 will be attending to.
02:09
Message received.
02:10
Do you want to keep all incoming units at this point?
02:16
What the...
02:25
McKenby from command.
02:29
Okay.
02:32
Until 41 confirms the fires out, we're going to keep everything coming that you've got coming.
02:38
Pass the receipt.
02:43
Okay, 133 is the route.
02:47
Okay,
02:52
Henry, you can assign 443 to the Marengo call.
02:57
443 are on the call.
03:08
McKenry from command.
03:12
Okay, go ahead.
03:15
We're going to put all units operating out here on red, please.
03:23
Message received, all hands just switch over to red.
03:29
All right? We're going to red.
03:34
Received.
03:40
153 is on scene and we'll be switching over to red.
03:44
Pass for the seat.
04:06
Henry from Prospect Command.
04:14
Go ahead.
04:17
Prospect Command, go ahead.
04:23
Henry from Prospect Command, go ahead.
04:35
Command, go ahead.
04:37
Am I coming through?
04:41
Sorry, I'm having some portable problems.
04:43
Have everybody staged on Prospect for now?
04:48
Messrs. Egole, incoming in its stage on Prospect.
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Location mentioned:
N Prospect St, Marengo, IL 60152
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