No fire found at nursing home but elevated carbon monoxide detected, Chicago IL
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a possible fire at a four-story nursing home near Indiana Avenue in Chicago. No active fire was found, but elevated carbon monoxide levels were detected. The gas service was shut off and the building was ventilated until it was safe.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
00:00
Boxlam, near Indiana.
00:02
Boxline near Indiana.
00:08
Truck 59, 79, 32 St.
00:11
Louis.
00:14
Truck 59 on the scene.
00:19
The truck is around the scene.
00:22
Four story, fire resistive, nursing home, nothing shown, no smoke.
00:28
19 on the scene.
00:33
19, can you hold everyone out there working on the system?
00:40
Boxline near Indiana and struck out the information keep from 19.
00:44
Fox 1 near Indiana, struck out any information received.
00:47
Ingen 19, published responding to return.
00:58
6219, Iwatha.
00:59
Truck 69 awarded.
01:07
Truck 59.
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Office,
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We had 20 parts per million and we turned off the gas.
01:14
We've ventilated down to zero.
01:16
Please have people's gas clout.
01:18
We're returning.
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Location mentioned:
S Indiana Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
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