Electrical issue causes smoke odor at west chicago restaurant, West Chicago IL
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Fire & ArsonFire crews investigated a smoke odor in a single-story restaurant near Downs Dr in West Chicago. The cause was a potential electrical issue related to a rooftop unit and a power surge. Conditions improved as the odor dissipated.
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03:6
Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead, command. Okay, a little update.
00:02
Companies are investigating some type of electrical in the building.
00:07
Have companies coming in, stage out on Downs here,
00:11
and we'll let you know in a minute.
00:13
Message receives, a company is in company for West Chicago Fire stage out on Downs.
00:17
The Times Squad, it means that unseen.
00:19
We've got nothing showing from a single-story restaurant, 30 by 60.
00:23
We're going to be eastbound investigating.
00:27
Okay, squad 15, I have you on the scene, nothing shown.
00:29
Tower 38 I have you on the scene as well, Eastbound and Friday.
00:32
Okay.
00:33
The time is 28, okay, and Tower 38 is here the first truck they did want you guys go to the roof.
00:38
101, Tower 102, Cross Valley and Grand Street.
00:46
Top 15 information.
00:48
Two-com, squad 27.
00:50
Squat 47. Squad 15 information?
00:53
Two-com, squad 15? Squad 15, go on.
00:56
Got an accident activation.
00:58
You can hold this to just us.
00:59
We're going to try for a reset.
01:01
Okay, very good at the 8.
01:02
T-Compt.
01:04
No Md-T. No MDT.
01:07
That's fine 100, okay?
01:09
Yeah, Tower 32, thank you.
01:10
I was just talking to your dispatch.
01:11
All right. We're sick.
01:13
Madik 31 okay.
01:15
Modic 103 of your route.
01:16
Company for Oakwood, there's small gas in the house, unknown where it's coming from.
01:32
Falls, District 895, 1844 5th, Chalraud, Woodridge, letter 89, meta 89, cross street of 4.
01:40
Go ahead, two cops.
01:42
You're about 20 minutes in, ComEd does have a rugby for them, and PD is contacting building department.
01:47
...in an ETA for ComEd.
01:49
Company is investigating a smoke odor inside right now.
01:52
We've got two companies going to the roof, and a company going interior with maintenance at this point.
01:56
Mass. Message.
02:01
The medic 38 stage on down for an industrial
02:09
Backpane district 134 4405 weaver Parkway warrenville engine 12 medic 39 CDH cancer center Wr cross street of connector drive and deal road from CDH okay
02:26
Vladimir medic 89 77 year old male who fell
02:33
Medical 11, 55-year-old male's leg and neck pain.
02:37
He'll be on the second floor.
02:43
Okay, I'm 10100, John Tene.
02:45
I'll take command here on Oakwood.
02:46
We'll just fire down there.
02:52
You're gone from West Chicago command.
02:54
Go ahead, command.
02:57
Conditions are improving smoke odor is starting to dissipate.
03:00
They're investigating a potential rooftop unit issue from a power surge.
03:05
Message received.
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Location mentioned:
Downs Dr, West Chicago, IL 60185
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