Fire breaks out on back porch at Alton residence, Alton IL


A fire started on the back porch of a house near Berkeley Ave in Alton. The fire is spreading to the house and a nearby power line. It is not confirmed if anyone is inside, but neighbors believe the house is unoccupied.
Audio|Source: Alton Police, Fire, EMS and Public Works
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Transcript:
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(number withheld), Berkley for a porch on fire.
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(number withheld), Berkeley for a porch on fire.
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Unknown if house is occupied.
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Try to form requested at (number withheld) Berkeley for a porch on fire.
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Unknown if house is occupied.
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Try to form requested at (number withheld), Berkeley,
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porch on fire. Unknown if house is currently occupied, called in by a neighbor.
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Can you do me a favor and contact Madco and get their case number and deputy for their part of this request assistance that I was on?
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Ten four.
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Four is out.
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Okay. Ten, four.
01:13
Command, we've got a couple calls on this. Sounds like the back porch is fully involved and spreading to the house and the power line.
01:23
Okay,
01:28
so box alarm for east side.
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Stafford on Box one. Box one.
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...on off Berkeley.
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They say they're their daughter,
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but nobody's home.
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They're saying that no one's inside the house.
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That's what neighbors are saying. The front door is locked.
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The back of the residence is fully in gold.
02:07
Okay, so possibly occupied.
02:10
It's possible.
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There's no calls here.
02:17
Come on.
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Location mentioned:
Near Berkeley Ave, Alton, IL 62002
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