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Smoke from church boiler near Indiana Ave and C StPhiladelphia PA

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E Indiana Ave & C St, Philadelphia, PA 19134

There was a report of a fire at a church near Indiana Avenue and C Street in Philadelphia. Initial reports indicated possible people trapped inside and fire. However, the follow-up confirmed the church is active and the smoke was from the boiler chimney, not a fire emergency. No one was trapped or injured.

Audio|Source: Philadelphia Police Dispatch - East
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Transcript:
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See Charlie in Indiana first came out as a regular fire or black smoke coming from a church.
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Now it's coming out as a local people track.
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See Charlie and the churches on fire and the homeless are possibly still inside.
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Okay,
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you see.
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Okay.
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O-1. O-1.
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We're still in the Alligating.
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All the 24 afts me for.
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People trapped in the 24th District, see Charlie and Indiana, report of a church on fire, which people are still inside, nothing further.
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I put some of the gun that happened earlier on during the street.
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Oh, one would receive.
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We would do it, but learn the light.
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But Azure Sound 2.
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25, 2.3.
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5-1 limitation.
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Okay.
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So far, all I can see is a little bit of smoke from the top.
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I don't see a lot of smoke or flames, but that's the top of roof.
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See Charlie in Indiana, local people trapped, certain fire, fireboards are rude, possible homeless people still inside.
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Seat Charlie and Indiana.
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Search and fire, fire, fireboards are rude, possible homeless people still inside.
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Two four beersires you come into four thousand euros on the H Street, not there again.
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Do you want to say that was one? You want to say that was one?
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W525.
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This is okay, I'm here.
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All right.
03:14
24th and weapons.
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HGN, put it back.
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And reference for the local people trapped.
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See Charlie and Indian and no one's trapped.
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It's going to be a regular fire at this time.
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Represent the local people trapped.
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C. Charlie and Indiana, we're going to resume with some time of the solution.
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It's just a regular fire at this time.
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No one is trapped.
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So, say, if I know that church is a passive or abandoned.
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Okay, for five.
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Not abandoned.
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It's an operating church.
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There's only about two church girls inside the building who are they familiar with the boiler.
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No one was called because there's black smoke coming out of the chimney with a totally normal.
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Got it. It's an active church.
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Close the boiler with a smoke.
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Thank you.

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E Indiana Ave & C St, Philadelphia, PA 19134

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