Furnace fire reported at near Eastport Road in Morris, Morris IL
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Fire & ArsonA furnace fire was reported near Eastport Road in Morris, Illinois. Multiple fire departments responded. There was light haze inside the single-story building and an active fire detector. The fire was determined not to be heavy smoke and was marked as a loss stop at 7-11.
Audio|Heard on: Grundy and Will Counties Public Safety
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05:44
Transcript:
00:00
It's going to be a furnace on fire.
00:03
Gotcha, 13.
00:16
All locals, coal, state, fire,
00:18
spying to a possible structure fire.
00:21
Using box 31-2 non-hydrant on a near East Per Road following departments are due Morris in Wilmington with engines Mason Minooka and Troy with tenders Braidwood with the truck Morris then ambulance chiefs from Braidwood and Morris.
00:43
Braceville, Engine Change of Quarters, Seneca Ambulance, Change of Quarters, and Dwight, Tender, change, quarters.
00:49
Grady County, all local, school city fire departments find the near East Per Road, the structure fire,
00:55
working boxcar, 31-2, non-hydrant.
00:59
The following departments are due.
01:01
Morris and Wilmington with engines, tenders from Mazon, Minooka, and Troy,
01:06
truck from Braidwood,
01:08
ambulance from Morris.
01:10
Chiefs from Braidwood and Morris, Changed quarters engine from Braceville,
01:17
change of quarters, ambulance from Seneca, and seen a quarter's tender from Dwight, and on 704.
01:26
12 and 17, around.
01:40
The agent 2311 is going to Coal City.
01:45
Massachusetts City, 2011.
01:48
Grundy, 2314, and they're out to Cold City.
01:50
2014 to interrupt the Cold City.
01:51
2014 around 11.
02:02
Mutual aid has been requested.
02:05
1317, 2227, 2419, and 2401.
02:11
Near Eastport Road.
02:13
Near Eastport Road, in Morris, 704.
02:20
7-04. 7-Row.
02:23
That.
02:29
Only one two man, option, too.
02:36
Northbound 55 on the bridge with the bullying boss auto, you'll switch to aft 21.
02:45
11-0-2, nothous.
02:50
All right, Chief.
02:56
Again, I'm stepping the Northbound lane.
02:59
Oh, they don't think they're ever big for them.
03:05
River Road and coming in.
03:07
Cap,
03:11
it's on the bridge, because it'll be backed up coming the other way.
03:17
Okay.
03:18
Would you like us to do that? We're just about to get 55.
03:24
Negative. I know you're blowing up.
03:28
Okay, James.
03:29
Just making sure.
03:32
Let's go, 1317 is en route.
03:37
1317 in route.
03:46
I have Wilmington.
03:50
I have Wilmington engine taking a pass, which is going to fill it.
03:57
No,
03:59
I think we're okay for right now.
04:00
I'm on a scene.
04:01
I've got a single story,
04:04
nothing's showing I left command, red fire ground.
04:10
Single story and I'm showing red firegrounds.
04:15
Grounding 3417?
04:17
3417.
04:19
Been around for the last couple minutes.
04:21
That's jean.
04:27
1317, same traffic.
04:30
1317, got you.
04:33
307, got you.
04:36
3202-1's got the page.
04:39
That's... That's...
04:44
You put 26991.
04:46
1621.
04:48
1621.
04:49
No bet.
04:58
Grundy County from Troy 22nd,
05:04
2010.
05:06
Troy, I do have a light haze inside the building.
05:12
The furnace is located in the basement,
05:15
in a way, furniture and company before we go down there.
05:17
It didn't appear to be heavy smoke or anything, but I do have a detective active.
05:24
That's safe.
05:25
Flight A's participant based on waiting on an engine to go down.
05:29
The wasn't occupied, go ahead and Mark Loss stop at this time, please.
05:36
Thank you.
05:42
I was lost off at 7-11.
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East St, Morris, IL 60450
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