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Man tries to set fire to apartment in ChicagoChicago IL

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E 69th St, Chicago, IL 60649

According to the dispatch call, a man at an apartment near East 69th Street in Chicago tried to set the building on fire using gasoline. There was a strong smell of lighter fluid and the man appeared to have a mental health issue.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
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00:19
Transcript:
00:00
It came over as a fire, near East 69th Street, Apartment 3 on the third floor.
00:06
It states the brother pouring gasoline over the house.
00:09
He's trying to start a fire.
00:11
It smells like lighter fluid is being poured and he had some sort of mental health illness.
00:17
He's 37 years old.
00:18
Fire is en route.

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Location mentioned:
E 69th St, Chicago, IL 60649

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