Suspicious residential fire likely caused by arson, Alton IL
Fire & ArsonA fire occurred at a residence near Gillum. Witnesses saw someone set the front of the house on fire and then flee the scene. A gas can was possibly left nearby. Police and fire responders are investigating the fire as a suspected arson.
Audio|Source: Alton Police, Fire, EMS and Public Works
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Transcript:
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Residential structure fire, near Gillum, residential structure fire. Residential structure five...
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...and two start rolling near Gillum.
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Got fire department page out, residential structure fire. Sounds like people might have been walking away from it. Even multiple 911 calls.
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One.
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Two.
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4 today from the jail on route to Gillum.
00:31
104-1104.
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Paul you.
00:39
He is responding to Gillum.
00:41
I got the resident that lives there. It's going to be near Gillum, the actual address. He stated,
00:49
neighbor reported seeing somebody sets that front of the house on fire before running in an unknown direction. I do not have a description.
01:08
To just be advised sounds like this may be an arson, got some suspicious people were walking away from it as the structure became engulfed. I got PD on scene.
01:18
18th already responding.
01:25
The unit on scene fire departments want an update on the flames and inside the house is a fully engulfed.
01:32
The 5 are on scene now does not look to be fully engulfed.
01:46
Posters on seen advising, the residents may have put the fire out already by themselves. He still went a box alarm.
01:54
Negative.
01:57
Several.
02:03
14's on scene, APD unseen, you got people outside,
02:09
possibly smoke in the area. Out in bed...
02:27
Five the poll units, there was supposedly a gas can thrown across the street right as he was fleeing.
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Crank a little year of flashlight on it.
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That's it.
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I've got it.
02:49
If we're setting up a perimeter, don't walk around too much, let the dog do its thing.
02:57
See is up.
03:02
Have words,
03:04
can you go on three?
03:09
Yeah,
03:12
I can go with him.
03:22
It is on Gillum.
03:24
The report should actually be heading towards you guys momentarily, but I believe either a (name withheld) or a (name withheld) are going to be your suspect.
03:32
I do have a (name withheld) and Lawman, near Edsel.
03:37
(name withheld), I think, had a Marsh address.
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