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Apparent electrical issue sparks fire response near S Jeffery Blvd, Chicago IL

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S Jeffery Blvd, Chicago, IL 60649

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible electrical problem in an apartment unit of a four-story building near S Jeffery Blvd in Chicago. The initial call involved a still alarm for a suspected electrical outlet issue in one of the apartments. Responding units reported no visible smoke or fire upon arrival.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Fire - Digital
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01:42
Transcript:
00:00
One 26, 0126.
00:05
One 22. Still alarm near S Jeffery Blvd for the still.
00:14
One 26 and up.
00:17
Sixty three.
00:18
Sixty-three on a Jeffery.
00:23
Tower 16, tower 16.
00:28
Tower 16 to the still, near S Jeffery Blvd.
00:32
That's right, the flying twenty-three with the group, near S Jeffery Blvd.
00:37
Near S Jeffery Blvd.
00:44
Sixty-three, ten, seventy-one, oh two.
00:46
Jeffery's got a four-story ordinary.
00:49
Nothing showing.
00:50
We're southbound.
00:53
Sixty-three, okay, southbound.
00:54
Nothing showing.
00:59
Truck 16, side A.
01:06
Engine 39 is at near 31st Place.
01:10
Sick person.
01:14
39 on the scene.
01:20
22 is on Joplin.
01:21
Give that to the office.
01:23
Okay.
01:30
Down to me, three would have a four-story ordinary, approximately 100 by 200 feet, with electrical outlet issue in apartment 208.

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Location mentioned:
S Jeffery Blvd, Chicago, IL 60649

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