Vehicle fire in parking garage on North Clark, Chicago IL
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a vehicle fire in a parking garage near North Clark Street and Wrightwood Avenue in Chicago. Flames were visible from the first floor. Multiple units were dispatched for traffic control, and CTA buses were rerouted. Fire officials escalated the response to an EMS Plan 1 due to the intensity of the incident.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 02
Listen to dispatch call
05:29
Transcript:
00:00
Couple calls of a vehicle on fire in a garage,
00:04
near North Clark Street.
00:08
Oh, it says it's in the parking garage.
00:10
Flames from first floor parking garage.
00:13
Fire is rolling Clark and Wrightwood.
04:15
More calls about this fire.
04:17
One ticket said they heard an explosion, near North Clark.
03:48
You may want to have CTA reroute from there for the time being.
05:20
Partners calling CTA for bus reroute and fire is coding it a Plan 1,
05:25
EMS Plan 1 due to a Still and Box.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614
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