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Homeless person starts fire near south Michigan avenueChicago IL

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Near S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605

A homeless person started a fire near South Michigan Avenue to keep warm. The fire department is responding to the scene.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
02:27
Transcript:
00:00
I got a call of a fire near South Michigan.
00:02
Homeless person started a fire to keep warm and fire department is responding.
00:10
Hey, Levin, one of the drivers is requesting EMS.
00:14
Uh,
00:18
Levin, ambulance should be on the way.
00:23
Hey, 1.30, what's the car description?
00:27
1.30? 130. 130.
00:29
130.
00:38
130, what's a car description and which direction on Expressway?
00:43
Let's go be on the outbound from Lake Shore Drive.
00:46
It's a three-car accident.
00:47
I got a Toyota, I'll give you the plate here.
00:55
Okay for the Toyota is (number withheld).
01:01
Okay,
01:02
we'll let them know.
01:03
Are you waiting there or no?
01:06
I've got all the cars off the side.
01:08
I can wait here.
01:09
Do you have any hands in safe place?
01:11
No,
01:13
you don't have to. They're notified, but I was just asking, I have you on it.
01:17
I don't know if you're going to wait.
01:19
I said, I'm just going to be sure once I'm on board here and I have wait their cars, and I'll let you know what I'm clear enough.
01:26
Okay, set forth.
01:27
It's notified.
01:31
131.
01:33
131.
01:36
So we'll be here with 120 and we'll take care of the overdose as well.
01:42
Okay, sounds fine.
01:49
124. 124. 124.
01:51
124.
01:53
Hi, you can clear me from the report.
01:56
Can you hold me in the station for a little bit? I'm going to be switching out cars.
02:03
124? Okay, so far.
02:06
132.
02:08
32.
02:10
You check for that fire, 1,000 block of South Michigan.
02:14
Fire's on the way for a homeless person that started fire.
02:19
Later.
02:22
Fire's ticket is 9th and Michigan by the monuments.

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Near S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605

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