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Fire on third floor of apartment building near Damen AveChicago IL

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Near S Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

Firefighters responded to smoke and a fire on the third floor of a three-story apartment near South Damen Avenue. The fire was confirmed and later extinguished. The building was about 50 by 100 feet in size. The fire alarm was cleared after the fire was put out.

Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
00:00
Between 4 are yourself in 103 available for that box check?
00:04
Yes, we are, officer.
00:08
Okay, 900 south Damen cold box.
00:12
900 south Damen to the box.
00:16
Okay.
00:22
Okay.
00:23
23 in order, Battalion 23.
00:30
1023s on the street.
00:31
O'Meara.
00:32
I have a three-story apartment,
00:37
ordinary construction,
00:40
smoke on the third floor,
00:44
63 is investigating.
00:50
Okay, the chief advises, you're getting truck 34, the tower was unable to take the run.
00:57
Do you want a working fire?
01:04
Engine 30 is going to return, officer.
01:07
Okay, there are 30.
01:14
23 will give me a working fire.
01:17
Still don't know what I have yet.
01:19
I got smoke showing on the third floor.
01:21
63 led out one line.
01:26
We tell you in 23 messages, Stephen.
01:27
You do get that message about the tower.
01:31
The tower is in there.
01:36
Truck 34 and go to truck 34, you're going to have the writ assignment.
01:40
Truck 34. With a truck 34, truck 34, truck 34, truck 34, you're going to have the writ assignment truck.
01:48
Truck 34, you're going to have the writ assignment truck.
01:52
Truck 34-1.
01:53
Just seen here already.
01:59
To save truck 34, your second truck then.
02:06
I'm at 900 South Damen for the cold box.
02:11
We got a nine-story hospital, VA hospital.
02:16
Nothing showing at this time.
02:18
400 by 250, officer.
02:22
You can save the extra companies at Damen and Ogden.
02:29
Companies are showing the box alarm in 900 South Damen.
02:32
Siege at Ogden and Damen.
02:34
The East DG area for the box alarm at 900 South Damen is Ogden and Damen.
02:42
Battalion 6, you go to Battalion 6.
02:47
Go for Battalion 6.
02:50
The site started into the working fire, 6753 Merrill, 6753 Merrill.
02:59
6-7-3 Merrill for Battalion 6th.
03:04
My assignment officer?
03:06
Battalion 6 for red assignment, Battalion 6.
03:11
Message received.
03:15
Battalion 2 in 1st, Battalion 2.
03:17
Battalion 2.
03:22
This is 1923 Inglewood.
03:24
I had a pride of me to be a little bit of fire gun to the campus.
03:28
You can hold the response for my orders.
03:32
Companies will be down here for a minute.
03:35
You can hold the safety chief and squad.
03:45
Battalion.
03:46
All right.
03:48
Battalion 23 will hold the remaining companies responding.
03:51
Is that correct?
03:54
That's correct.
03:55
I'm going to keep Truck 34 with me.
03:59
Not as interesting, Battalion 23.
04:01
Remaining companies responding, 6753 Merrill, Return.
04:04
Remaining companies responding, 6753 Merrill, Return.
04:08
The Tower 60 is returning.
04:15
Engine 79 to main, you put us on the air for district criminalization permission of the 11th Battalion.
04:25
Agent 79 is on the air.
04:28
79, okay.
04:34
Correcting address on this run is close to 127 on this report.
04:45
137. Truck 52, you got that?
04:50
Truck 62 message to be behind the island.
04:53
The time 23 Wood.
04:58
Fire is out.
04:59
Homeowner is on scene.
05:05
The mentions on the building is 50 by 100.
05:11
Fire was on the third floor.
05:18
Box alarm at 900 South Damen has been struck out on orders of Battalion 4 box alarm.
05:23
900 South Damen has been struck out on orders of Battalion 4 while companies responding return.

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Near S Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

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