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Tenant sets fire in unit during eviction, Chicago IL

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Near N Seminary Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

A second-floor tenant near North Seminary intentionally set a fire in their unit during an eviction. The fire is currently out. The building engineer requested police assistance for the landlord-tenant dispute.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 02
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Transcript:
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Criminal damage just occurred.
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Near North Seminary.
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Caller (name withheld) is a building engineer. He's out in front.
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He said he received numerous calls from a second floor mail tenant that he said fire in the unit intentionally because he's being evicted.
00:16
He said fire is not needed right now. It's not burning. And I don't know if he started any of the process with the county sheriff.
00:24
but he's asking for us to meet him in front of near Seminary for this landlord-tenant dispute.

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Near N Seminary Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
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