Vehicle hits pole near Ventura boulevard with front damage, Machesney Park IL
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a vehicle crashed into a cell phone pole near Ventura Boulevard causing extensive front-end damage to the car. No one was inside the vehicle. The pole was nearly broken, and ComEd was contacted to stabilize it. Another incident mentioned is an unoccupied vehicle fire on I-90, with everyone out of the vehicle and the car fully engulfed but not blocking traffic.
Audio|Heard on: Harlem Roscoe Fire
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04:30
Transcript:
00:00
Cell phone pole.
00:02
I don't see anybody inside the vehicle.
00:04
It appears all subjects are out of the vehicle.
00:07
Extensive front-end damage.
00:09
We'll be out investigating and update you on further.
00:16
Chancellor, Harle-Harlamath, Medic 2.
00:21
The file around from time.
00:23
I'm driving on the same.
00:24
On behalf, command.
00:27
Chat-phone.
00:34
Tyler Ross with Bucayan 7.
00:39
Go ahead, Buckeye 7.
00:42
Yeah,
00:44
if you can get a hold of ComEd, they're going to have to come out and stabilize this pole.
00:48
It broke off almost completely at the ground.
00:51
Stand by and I'll find a pull number.
00:58
Are there any down wires, sir?
01:04
It's negative, not this time.
01:07
It is the correct address or location going to be 11302 or is there by a location to use?
01:17
Stand by. Okay. Stand by.
01:24
Hold on 21, John, John, sent through.
01:28
It's half-four, hollow enough under one.
01:36
Battalion 7 is going to be 11302 is going to be the corrected address.
01:43
Kemper, I'll call them now.
01:48
Methodist.
01:50
Engine one, battalion 7, if we can just secure the electrical on the vehicle.
02:05
Thank you. Thank you.
02:08
Attention, Harlem Rosco, second call, still alarm for car fire, I-90-mile marker 1 eastbound, I-90-mile marker 1 eastbound, before the off-ramp for a vehicle unoccupied on fire.
02:26
Harlem Ross was trying seven.
02:29
Go ahead, between seven.
02:34
In a reference to the I-90 call, it's just a standard passenger car,
02:39
not a large vehicle or an EV.
02:42
Yes, it is.
02:44
They are advising they're smoking and flame scene.
02:46
Everyone is out of the vehicle with a gray-colored sedan, not blocking the roadway.
02:49
State PD is en route, they're coming from mailmarker, too.
02:55
Message received.
02:56
I'm going to be released in any one that we all has that in direction.
03:00
No point.
03:05
Callum Roscoe, engine three in route time, Andy.
03:13
Call them, Roscoe.
03:15
Agent 1 is released from Ventura.
03:17
We'll be in route to I-90.
03:19
I'm for Harlem Rosco.
03:25
And companies responded to I-90.
03:27
Correction on the state PD is coming from mile marker 20.
03:30
Somebody spoke with the owner of the vehicle advising that everyone is out of the vehicle.
03:34
The vehicle is completely engulfed.
03:35
Again, not blocking traffic.
03:42
All right, John, just for copy.
03:49
Fire, Battalion 7.
03:54
Go ahead.
03:56
ComEd is advising a 35 minute ETA for Ventura.
03:59
Uh,
04:03
that's the key.
04:10
Fire Battalion 7.
04:15
You go for Battalion 7.
04:18
Can you advise if this pole is on the north or south side of Ventura, I have comment back on the line.
04:28
At our present point, it's going to be on the west side.
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Location mentioned:
Ventura Blvd, Machesney Park, IL 61115
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