Structure fire at asphalt plant in Morris Illinois, Morris IL
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Fire & ArsonFire departments responded to a structure fire at Tri-State Asphalt near Bungalow Road in Morris, Illinois. Police reported flames near a silo involving hot oil between the silo and a building. The fire was spreading, and multiple fire units used hydrants and foam to control it.
Audio|Heard on: Seneca and Grundy County Fire and EMS
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06:47
Transcript:
00:00
Morris Fire Department, due to respond near Bungalow Road Tri-State Asphalt for the structure fire.
00:07
Morris Fire Department, there respond near Bungalow Road,
00:11
Tri-State Asphalt for the structure fire.
00:13
Timeout, 1 o'clock.
00:18
Under 3916 spect.
00:21
Message.
00:26
Grundy from 2311?
00:29
2311. Grundy, 2311.
00:31
2011, 2314 respond in the bungal road.
00:36
1114 is out.
00:44
20326, 27,
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227, 2324 around the part.
00:52
2426, all en route.
00:55
Is this going to be your hydrant box card or do you guys want hi-haz?
01:03
Go ahead use the hydrant for now.
01:06
Method CPD is on scene.
01:08
The advisor is an active plane by the wait station,
01:11
entrance by Bungalow,
01:13
is open.
01:19
23L3.
01:21
23 elsewhere going.
01:25
Route near Bungalow Road.
01:29
23-03. And Rob, do you want your change of quarters spaced out?
01:37
Yes, you said PD's reporting a fire?
01:42
PD is not seen.
01:43
The advisor is an active flame by the wait station entrance by bungalow is already open.
01:50
Okay, start to change.
01:53
Not seriously.
02:13
Cold City Fire Department, Seneca, UMass, you need a mutual aid to Morris for the structure fire.
02:19
Near Bungalow Road, Tri-State Asphalt, Cold City are due with an engine.
02:24
To the scene and achieve change recorder's to station 2.
02:27
Center theater due with an ambulance, change order of station 2.
02:30
Cool City Fire Department, Seneca, EMS, you're needed mutual aid to Morris.
02:35
The structure fire near Bungalow Road, Tri-State Asphalt.
02:38
Cool, so you're due with an engine to the scene and a chief change of quarters to the station 2.
02:43
Seneca, you're due with an ambulance, change in quarters to station 2, timeout 104.
02:51
2311 from Rennie.
02:54
Go ahead for draft 211.
03:02
He's now advising there are tanker trucks nearby.
03:06
The driver that attempted to put out the flame was unable to do so.
03:14
Message received.
03:16
Go ahead and put 2311 delayed by a train on the little road.
03:21
2311 delay by train.
03:26
Groundy 309.25 in route tomorrow, Station 2.
03:30
3925, 1 out of the change.
03:36
Grandsick, 23-01.
03:38
Rott-1. Zoom route dry-state asphalt 3-4.
03:45
23-0-1. 23-1.
03:51
203.01.
03:55
I didn't catch all your traffic, but...
03:58
Is this more of their product burn than a building burn?
04:05
Rodney, 32112 are out, there's more...
04:11
I got you in route.
04:12
23.O.1, stay back.
04:17
Station 2 companies go Route 6 and then come south on Ashley Road.
04:23
We got trained away.
04:28
Messer 6.
04:32
Graney, 13-02 to the fire.
04:36
13-02 in route.
04:40
A.O3 did 2-7, the one route on that.
04:47
Yes,
04:49
I believe so.
04:50
Is that correct, station two?
04:52
That's correct.
04:53
2327 on 6, Pass, a Loma.
05:01
Rundee, Shannon, 411 is going.
05:04
411 in Route 2301 from Green.
05:08
Go ahead.
05:10
PD is advising it's possibly hot oil that caught fire between a silo and a building and also advising it's starting to grow
05:21
All right,
05:23
running Pro 2 en route, he's been in front of me for a while.
05:26
O3, you're probably going to beat me there.
05:28
Got to check, they're probably using a heater to get that product moving after loading the truck this time of night.
05:36
I probably got that product too hot and it's going, so it should be a real heavy petroleum hydrocarbon.
05:47
Okay, station one companies myself are delayed by a train.
05:53
Is the train moving?
06:01
Yeah, it's backing up now.
06:07
I need 3102.
06:10
3102.
06:12
I've been route for a few on the change.
06:16
(name withheld) 2 on a station 2.
06:21
We're on the Exhibitor 2419 and out tomorrow.
06:26
2419, you're up here.
06:30
(number withheld).
06:32
327, 2301. You're going to beat...
06:34
The first chief probably in there.
06:38
When you get there, you might want to position 2-7 as your main rig to pump there.
06:43
We'll probably let something change do that foam in there.
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Location mentioned:
Bungalow Rd, Morris, IL 60450
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