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Vehicle fire reported near East 71st StreetChicago IL

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audio iconFire & Arson
E 71st St, Chicago, IL 60649

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to reports of a vehicle on fire in a vacant lot near East 71st Street and South Luella Avenue. The fire involved a blue Dodge Charger, confirmed by responding officers as a bona fide incident.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
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01:19
Transcript:
00:00
Multiple calls of a fire near East 71st Street and South Luella Avenue.
00:05
A blue Charger is in flames in a vacant lot.
00:16
Three thirteen. Two thirteen.
00:20
Two one three squad.
00:24
Two one three.
00:27
Hey, squad.
00:28
The son was no longer on scene.
00:30
We gave (name withheld) time to vent.
00:32
So we're gonna go with a 180.
00:34
Thanks for the backup.
00:36
All right, 180.
00:37
All right, and thanks for the backup.
00:41
Three thirty-two.
00:44
Three three two.
00:46
Okay, I don't need you to back up three thirty-four because three twenty-two got the jobs back.
00:51
Once you clear up over at Aldi, can you go to this car on fire near East 71st Street?
00:59
No, no.
01:01
All right, thanks.
01:04
Three hundred and two Sam.
01:06
Three hundred and three Sam.
01:10
Just one left, thirty-two.
01:11
No, that car fire is bona fide.
01:15
Three thirty-two B of S is bona fide per three hundred and two.

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E 71st St, Chicago, IL 60649

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