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Garbage can smoking after cigarette thrown at Paulina and BelmontChicago IL

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audio iconFire & Arson
N Paulina St & W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

As discussed during the dispatch call, a garbage can near the frozen custard store at Paulina and Belmont started smoking after someone threw a cigarette into the trash bin.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 11
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00:11
Transcript:
00:00
Not a smoking garbage can, Paulina and Belmont, your frozen custard, say an unknown person threw a cigarette in a trash bin.
00:08
Now it's smoking.
00:10
Inters and they're out. We'll check and see what they do.

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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 Paulina St & W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

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