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Fire reported at apartment hallway full of smokeChicago IL

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W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

A fire was reported near West Armitage Avenue in an apartment building. The hallway was full of smoke, and alarms were sounding. Fire units responded to the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
Listen to dispatch call
00:50
Transcript:
00:00
For the unit's in 14, a call for a fire near West Armitage Ave, Western Armitage Apartment 215.
00:06
Amit 2. The car says the entire hallway is smoky and all the alarms are going off.
00:10
Fire's going.
00:16
420, what's that you're saying?
00:19
420, it's near West Armitage.
00:26
Show me responding.
00:30
10-4[1], 1421.
00:34
421. 421.
00:36
The fire, please.
00:37
Near West Armitage, on the two.
00:41
10-4[1]. No.
00:47
This would be put it on the box.
00:50
10-4[1].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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Location mentioned:
W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

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