Brush fire near building on East University Avenue, Champaign County IL


Emergency responders are managing a brush fire near a building close to Walmart on East University Avenue in Illinois. Traffic is being controlled in the area to allow access for fire units. The fire team is coordinating their approach, using trails and sidewalks on the north side of Walmart to reach the fire scene safely.
Audio|Source: Champaign County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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They're on scene of a brush fly around the building.
00:02
They request you on East University to fire cross for traffic on the firing zone.
00:09
Okay.
00:18
Could you just pull in and stage at Walmart for the moment until we get a plan of action kind of get you in there?
00:26
Good day and without you say it's just a former.
00:37
Back at 1-41-141.41.
00:42
Once for, once in one.
00:55
Tell me what you got and what you're thinking you need.
01:04
If 150 is still backed up and we have them staged at the intersection,
01:10
we can probably try to have them come down the north side of Walmart.
01:15
There's a,
01:18
somewhat of a trail that leads back here.
01:27
Ten for the north side of Walmart, you said?
01:33
Yes, they're on the north side, there's a sidewalk.
01:37
Take that sidewalk and try to make it back here.
01:41
I'm walking up towards Walmart now to make sure they can get through.
01:46
Okay, four, file, do copy that.
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E University Ave, Illinois
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