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Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 07 · 1/7/2026 03:31 PM
04:28
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00:26
It was just a pile of garbage lit on fire in one of the classrooms.
00:30
Several, you know, numerous windows busted.
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Small fire at abandoned Anthony Overton School

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a small garbage fire inside a classroom at the abandoned Anthony Overton School near East 49th Street in Chicago. Several windows were broken, but no injuries or displacements were reported.

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E 49th St, Chicago, IL 60615
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