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Structure Fire Reported at College Boiler Room BasementWhiting IN

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Near New York Ave, Whiting, IN 46394

A structure fire alarm was reported near New York Avenue at Calumet College of St. Joseph. Responders detected smoke and haze inside the building, with the suspected fire source located in the boiler room in the basement. Efforts to locate the exact source continued, but no visible fire was found at the time.

Audio|Source: Lake County South Fire Dispatch
03:11
Transcript:
00:00
Copy all you, Mr. 20, near New York Avenue for a structure fire.
00:06
Reporting party got an alarm call. They came into the location in the initial site, unknown where it's coming from.
00:16
311, the central area, trade,
00:19
ex-diment, Hudson Avenue.
00:23
Copy.
00:28
35.15 strains.
00:32
Copy.
00:39
24-70-7 train available.
00:43
Copy.
00:48
4401-401 repeat. 4401 repeat your traffic.
00:58
I'm sorry to order.
01:02
Copy.
01:08
I have nothing on my notes.
01:11
Is this a college?
01:16
It was a business name, but for Google it is going to be Calumet College of St. Joseph.
01:23
Topi, we're going to see in the area. They're just coming in as an alarm.
01:26
Something called in, like I said, I guess that's not going.
01:30
They came in as a structure fire for the reporting party.
01:33
They got an alarm call, came to location and smell smoke inside.
01:37
Unknown where smoke is coming from, but they advise when they came inside, they see a haze.
01:46
422 to the central, is it the college or is it the dormitory?
01:54
He did not advise. We're giving them a call now, just to double check.
02:03
24-11, that's all here.
02:05
We're a draft-backed route.
02:07
We'll see.
02:08
Along with right slide we'll see.
02:14
Deal.
02:17
You that's responding to the structure fire at near New York Avenue. Just be advised that they think it's coming from the boiler room in the basement.
02:29
We're looking, Count.
02:33
Four through 60s on.
02:37
Okay,
02:38
we're going to need to have that call or step outside because, like I said, we're at the door reports, we're driving around the college.
02:48
4212, we're giving the reporting party a call back and nobody's answering.
02:53
Stand by, we just got them on the phone.
02:58
4212, it's going to be in the college.
03:03
Copy. We're going to be on seeing. We've got nothing showing right now.
03:10
Copy on seeing nothing showing.

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Near New York Ave, Whiting, IN 46394

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