Apartment fire extinguished on Yates Boulevard, Chicago IL
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, firefighting crews responded to a structural fire in an apartment at South Yates Boulevard and East 78th Street in Chicago. Searches confirmed no occupants remained inside. The fire was contained to the apartment, and ventilation and overhaul operations were conducted. Scene was cleared and transferred for investigation.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Fire - Digital
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02:44
Transcript:
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Of the fire apartment,
00:02
one south.
00:04
We have primary and secondary complete and negative on the fire floor.
00:10
We have primary and secondary complete on the 2nd floor above the fire, and primary complete on the 3rd floor.
00:19
Overhaul is underway.
00:20
We have vertical ventilation.
00:23
All companies are working.
00:29
275 Englewood.
00:37
Company calling.
00:40
275 on scene, 78th Street and Yates.
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78th and Yates, 275.
00:52
Battalion 23, Eagle 1, you can hold the squad.
00:56
Give me OFI and CPD please.
01:00
We'll get you OFI and CPD.
01:02
Squad 5 return, Squad 5 return.
01:09
One 17 main.
01:16
One 17 main, is this going to be on the Eisenhower?
01:25
One hundred and 17, you should be able to get this at central.
01:27
It's supposed to be the ramp outbound, the entrance ramp at central.
01:33
One hundred and 17, message.
01:39
Issue twenty-three, twenty-two, twelve, person down.
01:46
Twenty-three, message received.
01:52
Engine 17 and Truck 26 are now being held by state police.
01:55
Engine 17, Truck 26, return.
02:01
Four twenty-six returning.
02:15
Engine ninety-six is on the scene.
02:17
Fifty-five 13, watch Cortez for the automatic alarm in a two and a half story frame.
02:22
Nothing showing where he's from.
02:29
A fire apartment is one south.
02:32
Primary, secondary searches complete negative.
02:35
Main body of fire is out.
02:37
An aerial to the roof,
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ladders thrown aside A.
02:41
Primary and secondary searches on floor two complete negative.
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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:
S Yates Blvd & E 78th St, Chicago, IL 60649
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