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Fire engulfs second-floor unit and porch near W 63rd StChicago IL

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W 63rd St & S Fairfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60629

Emergency crews responded to a fire at a multi-story residential building near W 63rd Street and S Fairfield Avenue in Chicago. The second-floor unit and the wooden rear porch were fully on fire, and the third-floor porch was also involved. The incident led to traffic being blocked and some residents potentially displaced. Firefighters and police coordinated for fire suppression and traffic control during the event.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
05:12
Transcript:
00:00
I have a building on fire.
00:02
I think it's, they gave two addresses.
00:04
One came in on near 63rd Street, and another one came in near Fairfield.
00:11
I'm not sure what, actually, if it's actually near 63rd or near Fairfield.
00:15
Okay, 1-5.
00:25
I'm sorry, 815, go ahead.
00:29
815, we'll go with 832.
00:32
And can you roll a fire truck near 1503 street?
00:38
You know what, for once they actually transferred over to fire, so fires rolling already.
00:48
This is seen.
00:52
815. 815.
00:54
And it's Bonafide[2].
00:56
This was second and third floor is above that's on fire.
01:01
All right, second and third floor is...
01:04
He said the porch or the whole unit?
01:08
It looks like it's the second floor unit.
01:11
That's on fire, but the third floor porch is in gulf of this land right now.
01:16
It's all wooden.
01:17
All right, ten floor.
01:23
All right, and then sergeant for 815.
01:29
820. All right, 15 has bona fide fire as well, near Fairfield and near 63rd.
01:36
99. How many units do we need over there for traffic control?
01:40
I'm sorry, it's 32's job.
01:42
15, how many units do you think we're going to need over there for traffic control?
01:50
A-15 is possibly 12 units on one side and 12 on another side.
01:56
All right, 10-4[1].
01:58
Do you need any additional cars over there other than A3-2 for traffic control?
02:04
No, not at the moment it's on the back side on the back porch.
02:07
All right, you got it.
02:08
20 at the moment, nothing because in the rear.
02:15
99. Once I wrap up over here, I'll head that way.
02:18
Alright, you got it.
02:23
821.
02:25
A. 24.
02:28
824.
02:29
Can I have an RD for 5091?
02:36
All right, 8245091, (name withheld) 480445, (name withheld) 480445 on 01-5-1-507, 01-507.
02:52
832.32. 632.
02:57
Black shore of blocking traffic on Fairfield at 561st, southeast,
03:03
south.
03:05
I got you blocking...
03:10
63rd Southbound traffic on Fairfield.
03:13
No,
03:14
4th.
03:21
823
03:26
815
03:28
815 The address is near 5306 and 6304 Southairfield On the bill
03:37
near 6306 and near 6304 I'm assuming since that one floor is on fire there's some displacements
03:47
Possibly, we're trying to figure it out all for the cycle four units.
03:52
All right, you got thanks.
03:54
823.
03:59
823.
04:00
823.
04:02
823.
04:06
823. 823.
04:13
823 for info.
04:16
820, do you need something from 23?
04:19
I have a parent of Josiah, the victim, from Troy, calling.
04:25
So I didn't know if they want to give him a call.
04:33
99, could you send the caller's phone number to me, please?
04:37
Yeah, 10-4[1].
04:43
825.
04:45
825.
04:46
825. Over at this fire, we're going to have to redirect CPA.
04:50
6030 is walked off from California.
04:52
The 825, California, too.
05:07
It's going to be blocked up in California to roughly Washington on 63rd.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).
[2]
Bonafide: Confirmed/legitimate incident

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W 63rd St & S Fairfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60629

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