Structure fire reported on West Oakton Street, Niles IL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a confirmed structure fire near West Oakton Street in Niles. Multiple fire engines, ambulances, and battalions were dispatched, with reports of heavy black smoke coming from the basement. Second alarm units were called to assist, and staging was set up at the cell phone parking lot near Airport Drive.
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03:44
Transcript:
00:00
Engine three, ambulance three, engine two, ambulance two, tower two, 200.
00:06
Engine five, ambulance four, battalion four, tower 36, and battalion 36 reported fire near West Oakton Street in Niles.
00:17
Grid 391, near West Oakton Street reported fire.
00:23
Engine three, ambulance three.
00:25
Engine two, ambulance two.
00:27
Tower 2200.
00:28
Engine five, ambulance four, battalion four, tower 36, and battalion 36.
00:38
Ambulance five will take that call for ambulance four.
01:00
Manatee and Engine 62.
01:03
Co. Lockwood Road.
01:05
(number withheld) telephone drop.
01:08
Time out.
01:17
Phone parking lot off of Airport Drive.
01:23
Second alarm units en route for the airport incident.
01:27
Staging is going to be at the cell phone parking lot off of Airport Drive.
01:30
Airport personnel is on scene to direct you in.
01:42
Battalion 42 to trouble breathing.
01:46
Grid 42K at near Rockland Road, Unit 100.
01:51
At near Rockland Rd, Unit 100.
01:55
Grid 42 K, trouble breathing.
01:58
Battalion 42.
02:32
(expletive removed) hurry up.
02:42
(name withheld)'s American.
02:43
All right, let's see.
03:01
Heavy black smoke coming from the basement.
03:08
uh
03:17
Confirmed fire, near West Oakton Street in Niles.
03:23
Engine 4, ambulance 4, Skokie engine 16, tower 61, battalion 1 and Glenview battalion 6.
03:31
Grid 391, near West Oakton Street.
03:35
Confirmed fire, engine 4, ambulance 4, Skokie engine 15, tower 61, battalion 1 and Glenview battalion 6.
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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:
W Oakton St, Niles, IL 60714
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