Structure fire with resident refusing to evacuate, Oak Park IL


A structure fire occurred near South Austin Boulevard with visible smoke and an active fire alarm. Emergency units responded. A resident in unit 1S refused to evacuate and tried to block smoke by placing a towel under the door.
Audio|Source: Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park Fire
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Transcript:
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Structure fire near South Austin Boulevard, Unit 2N, Ambulance 613, Ambulance 612, Ambulance 611, Engine 603, Toxic 31, Engine 602, Engine 402, and Command 620.
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402 6.1.
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2 in row.
00:42
6-7-2 must receive the support unit, unit 2 and an aura.
00:47
The caller can see great smoke, no plane team, the fire alarm is also going on.
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12s and route.
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Quillity. White now,
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follow choosing around.
01:21
Please go ahead. Take question.
01:27
6.20.
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Go ahead for 20.
01:34
Yeah, we advised the caller that she should probably evacuate, but she's going to be in unit 1S dam.
01:39
She's not evacuating, putting a towel under her door to top of smoke.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Austin Blvd, Oak Park, IL 60304
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