Fire at homeless encampment near Independence Blvd, Chicago IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency services responded to a fire near South Independence Boulevard in Chicago. Smoke was seen coming from a tent identified as part of a homeless encampment. Firefighters extinguished the fire and later requested police assistance at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 10
Listen to dispatch call
01:54
Transcript:
00:00
Eleven 33.
00:03
Three three.
00:05
Fire, near Independence Blvd, you got fire en route.
00:08
There is smoke coming from inside of a tent.
00:20
Eleven 15, I am going to close your fire.
00:22
They returned to quarters.
00:27
Twenty, you can make it a sixty-three.
00:36
Ten twenty-three.
00:38
Can we hear one more call? Not an emergency at all.
00:42
No emergency.
00:43
Can I get one more car with 10-23, 15th and Kedzie, please?
00:48
Ten 13, we're right on the corner.
00:53
Twenty two, thanks.
00:59
An old man over here has one crew stuck.
01:02
All right, ten.
01:08
Ten 21.
01:11
Okay, two one.
01:12
Hey, I'm just going to drop a disturbance on the back near Lawndale.
01:15
It's about two people with no shirts in the hallway yelling and causing a disturbance.
01:19
They don't live in the building.
01:20
It's got about 30 minutes on it, only one call.
01:23
Two one four.
01:34
All right, eleven thirty-three.
01:35
We're getting a pole two now.
01:37
Engine thirty-eight's requesting police for a homeless encampment fire.
01:42
Eleven 30, I am going to throw that out of the box.
01:48
Twenty, can you put it on my box instead?
01:52
All right, you are going near Independence Blvd.
Disclaimer:
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:
S Independence Blvd, Chicago, IL 60624
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