Outside fire in compost bin spreads to home siding, Palatine IL
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire initially in a compost bin near East Williams Drive in Palatine. The fire was first thought to be out but then was found to be spreading and causing the siding of a nearby home to melt. The situation escalated and additional emergency units were deployed.
Audio|Source: Northwest Central Dispatch and RED Center
02:54
Transcript:
00:00
District 83, Tower 85, Code 2, Extinguished Fire, 1052, East Williams Drive, Near North Dean Drive and North Fosca Drive, in Palatine, map page, 006. For an outside fire in a compost bin that has now been extinguished? Central from Botany. Go ahead.
00:29
You hold up the tower and send an engine on that. Nancy, Tower 85, you can return on attaching Engine 82. District 83, Engine 82, Code 2, Extinguished Fire, 1052, East Williams Drive, near North Dean, I have a North Fosket Drive, in Palatine, Mount Page, O.O6.
00:57
It's Alien 8 from Central. The line 8 from Central. Go ahead from the Titan 8. There's an updated note stating that the siding of the home is now melting. Let me know if you need any additional equipment started. Let's upgrade this to Code 3.
01:26
District 83, Ambulance 84, Ambulance 82, Vecalion 8, Engine 84, Engine 81, Power 85, and Squad 85, Code 3, 1052, East Williams Drive, Near North Dean Drive and North Fosca Drive, in Palatine, map page 006.
01:49
It started out as an outside fire, starting at compost bin. Caller reported as extinguished, but then stated the sighting of the home is starting to melt. Thinks the fairs out, but there's smoke. Cross streets are Foskitt Drive and Dean Drive. Address is 1052 East Williams Drive. 1052 E. Williams Drive. Callers out and evacuated.
02:12
Yeah, it's fine. The address given wasn't valid. They're being at 1062 East Williams Drive. I'm going to give you a corrected address of 1062 East Williams Drive. That's what you need for you. Go ahead. You can add us to Williams. We're clear enough. All right, it'll go on. Hold on.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Williams Dr, Palatine, IL 60074
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