Propane heater left on at construction site with no fire, Chicago IL
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a four-story building under construction near West 19th Street in Chicago. They found a propane heater left on unattended but no active fire. The building was unoccupied, and further investigation was ongoing.
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02:19
Transcript:
00:00
It's going to go to near West 19th Street.
00:05
That's right, 38.
00:11
End of 30s on the scene, 1231 North Ashland for the automatic alarm.
00:15
It appears to be about a three-story ordinary nothing short at this time we're facing Northbound investigating.
00:20
I'm assuming command.
00:25
Engine 30 northbound nothing showing.
00:27
This is a full spill.
00:28
You're getting a full still.
00:34
Truck 7 to Maine, we're available.
00:40
Truck 7, Damon & Washington for an accident, Damon and Washington.
00:47
Damon and Washington.
00:48
We're truck 7 on O.A.
00:52
Battalion one, man.
00:56
Detain one.
00:59
It looks like a broken pipe we're trying to chase it down.
01:01
You can strike out the box.
01:02
Return everybody with the first engine truck.
01:08
The Italian one has to receive.
01:14
Three return, 23 return.
01:21
Agent 23 returning.
01:24
403 is returning service.
01:27
103 is returning service.
01:28
103, okay.
01:34
817, I'm Nashville, and I'll give you an update in a second.
01:36
I want to get more information.
01:42
17, Maine. 17.
01:43
17.
01:48
All right. What we have here is 25 by 100.
01:52
Building under construction, four stories tall, lightweight construction,
01:57
unoccupied.
01:58
Neighbors giving us some information.
02:00
Right now I'm looking at literally a propane heater that's unattended.
02:07
So we're going to deal with that.
02:09
I'm good with the companies I have here now.
02:11
They're still active fire other than them heating the building with a propane heater.
02:17
So we'll do a little bit more investigating.
02:18
I'll go back, yeah.
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Location mentioned:
W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60623
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