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Garbage can fire inside building near Dewey AveEvanston IL

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audio iconFire & Arson
Dewey Ave, Evanston, IL 60201

As discussed during the dispatch call, a garbage can caught fire inside a building near Dewey Ave. The fire was extinguished but smoke remains.

Audio|Heard on: Evanston Fire
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Transcript:
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The Detail Squad 21,
00:03
near Dewey Ave.
00:05
They had a garbage can that was on fire.
00:10
They put the fire out but it's still smoking.
00:14
This was inside the building.
00:18
The Detail Squad 21, near Dewey Ave.
00:21
They had a garbage can on fire that they put out but it's still smoking inside the building.

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Dewey Ave, Evanston, IL 60201

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