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Smoke in apartment building from burned washer bulb

Heard on: DuPage IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
01:27
00:00
Engine one, are you going to be available for inside smoke investigation on York Road?
audio iconFire & Arson
N York St, Elmhurst, IL 60126
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Fire crews responded to reports of smoke inside a four-story apartment building near North York Street in Elmhurst. Multiple callers reported smoke coming from a fourth-floor laundry area. Responders arrived to find no visible fire. The source of the smoke was identified as a burned light bulb on a washing machine, and only one engine company remained to handle the situation while other units were released.

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