Fire spreads to roof at Eastland Mall in Bloomington, Bloomington IL


A structure fire broke out at Eastland Mall near East Empire Street in Bloomington. The fire spread to the roof and multiple fire units responded with a second alarm called. Firefighters are actively working to contain the blaze.
Audio|Source: Bloomington and Normal Fire
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Transcript:
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Medic 1, Stretcher Fire,
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East Empire, East Empire Street, Eastland Mall, cross streets, North Veterans, Parkway, and Fairway Drive.
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Timeout 0409.
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Dispatch for Truff lines, level 1.
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4-09
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Eastland, Command, dispatch.
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Go ahead.
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Command, you are 10 minutes into your incident. Would you like me to keep the timer going?
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We have Tours inside, checking for extension this time. Go ahead and keep it going.
00:44
Smash received.
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Benji 4 Level 1.
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We're going to start to dispatch from command.
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Command, go ahead.
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We do have fire to the building, we have fire starting on the roof.
01:07
Master Seed, fire to the building and starting on the roof at 414.
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Dispatch going to be a second alarm.
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Master Seed.
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Engine 6, and recall off duty.
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Structure Fire[1].
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near East Empire St.
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Eastland Mall.
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Cross Streets North Veterans Parkway and Fairway Drive.
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Timeout 0415.
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Jimmy from Bucket.
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Good.
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We need water up here.
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I'm working on getting us the source.
01:56
Got it.
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Com from Bloomington Dispatch.
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With the Nisatch, go ahead.
02:13
NetCon from Bloomington Nisatch, go ahead.
02:16
Bloomington Dispatch, go ahead.
02:19
Metcom requesting a fire apparatus in your battalion chief for a structure fire at near East Empire St, Eastland Mall,
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near East Empire Eastland Mall at Coles.
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Flooded dispatch, R2.
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Call 2, go ahead.
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You can tell me in route to the fire. C-2 in-round at 417.
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McCamaging, Battalion 10,
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an additional engine. The Italian 10 and an engine, you're being requested by Bloomington, near East Empire for Working Fire.
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That'll be engine 12.
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10 for an engine 12.
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Let's make two.
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Medic two, the patient's father is requesting should be transported to St.
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Joe.
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Central.
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near East Empire, working fire.
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Metcumque, I'm clear,
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Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Structure Fire: Reported fire in a building or structure
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Location mentioned:
Near E Empire St, Bloomington, IL 61701
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