Smoke detected at home after fireplace use in Elgin, Elgin IL
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a home near Morningside Point in Elgin after residents evacuated due to heavy smoke coming from their chimney following fireplace use. It is unclear whether the smoke is from a fire or just excessive smoke.
Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
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Transcript:
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Quint 2. Still Alarm[1] 6.0.
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Morningside point.
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Between dead end and morningside drive.
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Time out 1355.
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Quint 2. Still alarm.
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6.0. Morningside point.
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Quit due to respond to near Morningside Point. Color states that they used their fireplace and they think there's a lot of smoke coming from the outside of the chimney.
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They have evacuated.
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Point two, I should even route to near Morningside.
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Callers evacuated the house. They were using the fireplace and believe there is excessive smoke coming from the chimney. It is unknown if there is a fire hazard.
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Thank you, Captain.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Still Alarm: Initial fire department response for a possible fire or hazardous situation
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Location mentioned:
Near Morningside Point, Elgin, IL 60123
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