U-Haul van catches fire near Washington and Kilpatrick, Chicago IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to a vehicle fire involving a U-Haul van near the intersection of Washington and Kilpatrick in Chicago. A person at the scene requested an ambulance, reporting a possible seizure. Fire units confirmed a bonafide fire and blocked southbound traffic during the response.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 10
Listen to dispatch call
01:48
Transcript:
00:00
We're getting several calls of a vehicle on fire.
00:03
Washington and Kilpatrick, also getting it's a U-Haul van near Kilpatrick Avenue.
00:11
Nothing further.
00:20
Twenty-three, so I'm back to the phone.
00:24
Who's backing him up?
00:26
Who are we going to copy? Try again.
00:33
Eleven fifty-three.
00:35
Twenty-three ten four.
00:41
Ten thirteen. Ten thirteen.
00:49
So yeah, the person requesting an ambulance said they might possibly have had a seizure.
00:55
Just for information.
00:59
Ten four, we'll update fire.
01:01
An ambulance sixty-seven is going to pull up right now over there on two six and Drake.
01:10
Is there a unit coming in? Bonafide fire.
01:19
Eleven thirty-three.
01:21
Eleven thirty-two.
01:23
Squad, you can give eleven thirty-one a wave off.
01:27
We already hear we're talking to the whole mouth of the gas station.
01:31
Ten four.
01:34
Eleven thirty-one.
01:40
Eleven twenty-three.
01:41
It's a bonafide fire.
01:42
Show is blocking off southbound traffic.
01:46
Blocking southbound traffic.
01:48
Ten four.
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:
N Kilpatrick Ave, Chicago, IL 60644
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