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Smoke in residence from controlled cardboard burning

Heard on: Winnebago and Surrounding County Fire Departments
01:34
00:00
Quint three, truck one, engine two, engine one, engine six,
audio iconFire & Arson
E State St, Rockford, IL 61104
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Police reported smoke inside a home near State Street, and fire crews were sent to check for a possible house fire. Officers then found that someone in an upstairs unit was burning cardboard indoors and letting smoke out through the open door. The burning was under control and there was no active fire when firefighters arrived.

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