Van fire in alley near Justine St in Chicago, Chicago IL
Fire & ArsonA van caught fire in an alley near Justine Street in Chicago. Multiple calls reported flames and possible involvement of a homeless person who may have been living in the van. The fire also posed a threat to nearby garages. Police and fire units responded to contain the blaze and assist with traffic control.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
03:32
Transcript:
00:00
25, I got a call of a fire in the 6,700 block of South Ashland in the alley.
00:06
I got a couple calls on it. Let me see.
00:08
Somebody's backyard.
00:12
Oh, yeah.
00:19
723[1].
00:21
Two-three.
00:23
Looks like this is a garage fire. Would you help out go over there with 725 to 6,700 block? We're also getting 6.9 and Ashland, but I think it's the 6,700 block of Ashland.
00:35
We're getting multiple calls now.
00:36
Thank you.
00:42
7-10. 823[1], radio check.
00:48
823[1], that's a good signal.
00:54
725, I don't know if you heard me, I'd send it 23[1] over there to help you out. It looks like it's going to be a garage fire.
01:01
Yeah, got you.
01:06
7.10. 7.7.
01:12
Just letting you know, it looks like we have either a garage fire or a house fire.
01:16
6,700 block is out the ash one.
01:19
One of the tickets said explosion near the food marked, but we have multiple calls on it.
01:26
I know. I'll go there right now short.
01:29
Okay.
01:35
Yes, squad. It's going to be on 6-7 and Ashton.
01:42
Okay, can you tell is it a garage? Is it a house? We're getting several calls now.
01:48
Okay, right now, squad.
01:50
All right, time for it. And let me know if you need additional... I see a car, a van.
01:56
Oh, it's a van.
01:58
I'm going to be a garage now,
02:01
actually. So it's going to be, what's this street right here? Hold on. I'll give me the street in this.
02:07
Okay.
02:09
Is it Justine in the alley?
02:13
99[2].
02:16
Okay, do you have an exact address?
02:24
I'm showing 6644, Justine, maybe.
02:28
Got several calls over there.
02:30
6646.
02:33
Okay, 104.
02:39
It's going to be like a T-alley.
02:42
Okay, 10-4[3]. 23[1], you copy that, and 710, it's the T-alley, 66-46 Justine.
02:48
People are saying that there's a homeless alley that usually sticks in the van.
02:54
Okay, they're saying that it was a homeless guy that would sleep in that van, so it's fire on the scene there.
03:03
99[2]. I'll let the apartment all there.
03:06
They might get home in there, but the van is fully inflamed and the golfing plane.
03:12
Okay, 1040.
03:18
Do you need any more help? Do you need any more cars over there to block anything?
03:26
No, it's why.
03:27
Not for now. It's in the alley, so we're good.
03:30
It's the idea and just the garage.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
23: Arrival at scene
[2]
99: Single-officer unit; unit is operating with only one officer, no partner present.
[3]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Near S Justine St, Chicago, IL 60636
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