Large grass fire spreading near I-88 westbound, Downers Grove IL
Fire & ArsonMultiple callers reported a large grass fire spreading along the north side of I-88 westbound near mile markers 129 and 130, possibly in a ditch area. Fire units have been dispatched to the scene.
Audio|Source: Downers Grove and Westmont Police/Fire
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Transcript:
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Fire, Outside Fire[1], District 518, at I-88 Westbound 129.0, Battalion 51, Engine 55, Tower 51, Interstate 88, Westbound 1229.0.
00:13
All right, Chief, if I put you in the engine on this, we don't have an exact location, but we're getting a ton of calls about it, so I'm not sure besides.
00:20
Off the side of the road there.
00:21
So it sounds like it's going to be on the north side along the highway, possibly the ditch area.
00:27
The state's giving us a location between 129 and 130.
00:30
They're saying it's a large pass to grass that's going and spreading.
00:33
Okay, let's do see it.
Police codes explained
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Outside Fire: Fire outside of a structure, typically in open areas such as grass, brush, or ditches
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Location mentioned:
I-88, Downers Grove, IL
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