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Minor trash fire behind East Ridge Road homeGary IN

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E Ridge Rd, Gary, IN 46409

According to the dispatch call, officers investigated a small trash fire behind a home near East Ridge Road and Delaware. Residents were advised to extinguish the fire. The fire department was requested to verify the fire was fully out.

Audio|Heard on: Lake IN Law Dispatch Group Calls
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02:0
Transcript:
00:00
Did you have any calls for a fire near Ridge and Delaware?
00:04
I'm out near East Ridge Road right now, checking because I got smoke but can't locate the source.
00:11
I'm not seeing anything.
00:13
I can put in a call for a smoke investigation.
00:16
What address are you at?
00:18
Yeah, located the source.
00:20
It is in the rear of the address.
00:23
I guess someone is just burning trash.
00:25
I'm going to buy something put up.
00:28
Tapping, do you want me to disregard fire?
00:31
Ten me?
00:34
You want me to disregard fire?
00:37
They can still roll.
00:39
Just tell them with a small fire with like an old sink or something.
00:49
It's like a paper fire or something and then it was like old sink or a tub.
00:56
1487, section.
00:59
1487.
01:01
You can clear us, how mother and daughter buys.
01:06
Potential 1612.
01:09
1612.
01:11
You tell fire, it's their call.
01:14
They've been advised, the homeowners have been advised to put their garbage fire in their backyard out.
01:21
Top.
01:23
About 16th, can we have a case number three?
01:26
Okay, number 7-2-861, 72861, 7-8661.
01:33
1612, did they put it out or does FD need to come put it out?
01:38
They put a bucket of water on her.
01:39
They're supposed to be putting it out, but it's still smoldering right now.
01:43
We've got a ton of trash back here.
01:45
Mattresses, everything ready to go straight back to their own house.
01:49
Not the brightest.
01:52
I copy. I'll have that D come out just to make sure that they actually put it out.
01:55
They're in route.
01:56
Yeah, that seems like a safe plan.
01:58
Thank you, ma'am.

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E Ridge Rd, Gary, IN 46409

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