Reported vehicle fire by overpass not found by responders, Peru IL
Fire & ArsonA caller reported seeing smoke from the hood of a vehicle near 7th Street by the Route 251 overpass in Peru. The caller said a young male was inside the vehicle. Emergency responders searched the area but found no vehicle fire or smoke. Later, contact with the caller indicated the issue may have resolved itself shortly after the report.
Audio|Source: Illinois Valley Regional Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Peru fire, you're needed for a vehicle fire.
00:03
This will be on near 7th Street right by the overpass.
00:07
Again for a vehicle fire on near 7th Street by the Route 251 overpass.
00:14
Valcom Clear, 1730.
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Ocean 11 Q, 25 station.
00:24
Walking.
00:29
I'll come. I'm 1060 of near 7th, M.A. at near 7th, and 251-0.
00:36
Time for the female that called this in advice that she was driving by, saw a lot of smoke coming out of the vehicle with a hole in the hood and what appeared to be a young male in the driver's seat.
00:56
Can you call her back? I see no vehicle and no smoke.
01:00
No vehicle, no smoke. 10-4[1].
01:10
Unable to locate at this time will be so looking.
01:17
Proof-fire units responding to near 7th and 251, the advisor is no vehicle and no smoke.
01:28
Get a stage there for now.
01:33
Calcon 313 in the area investigating.
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104.
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You're welcome.
01:49
Now I'm playing here and stage you out of the way, you can shut your lights off.
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urgency.
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Chadmore, minute.
02:07
Valcom for 308.
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Go on.
02:17
By chance, do you have the caller's information or was a third-party caller?
02:28
I have a phone number and her name was (name withheld), and she was just driving by.
02:43
If you could, could you call her back and see if she's got any further information? We're not able to locate anything at this time.
02:56
10 4.
03:02
Where you're at. Where you're at.
03:08
Was that to me?
03:11
Yeah, are you over on,
03:14
near Lincoln and that?
03:16
Yeah, I'm coming up around the north side of Lincoln, but I can go back down and go south on Monks.
03:21
1040, I checked Lincoln in Monks north to near 7th. I just didn't check south, but now I'm on the other side.
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104, I'll shoot down south.
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All right, I'll get on 251 from Route 6 and head north.
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Stop.
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White from Valcom.
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Go ahead, Valcom.
03:51
I called (name withheld). She's advising it was a little white car and possibly the young male figured it out.
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Mr. Steve, Valcom,
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be advised.
04:06
We're going to call it and unfollow it. All proofs are your units can go in service returning.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
IL-251, Peru, IL
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