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Large fire engulfs Markwood's Energy in Bureau County, Bureau County IL

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Bureau County, IL

A large fire broke out at Markwood's Energy facility in Bureau County, Illinois. The fire fully engulfed the site, producing a large plume of smoke seen from a distance. Multiple fire departments responded with engines, trucks, and emergency medical support. Staging for responders was set at the main gate off Route 26.

Audio|Source: Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties Law Enforcement
02:16
Transcript:
00:00
Tentepin Fire Department has activated Box 105 now to the third alarm[1].
00:07
For a fresher fire at Marquis, near Marquis drive, staging[2] will be main gate off of Route 26 due to respond.
00:16
Is LaSalle with an engine,
00:18
Peru with a truck, Utica with a squad, through EMS,
00:23
1033 EMS,
00:25
Peru, LaSal, and Utica with Chief.
00:29
Crew EMS, change of quarters to Grandville Fire Department again.
00:34
Hennepin has activated Box alarm 105 to the third alarm[1].
00:39
Due to respond, LaSalle with an engine, threw with a truck, Utica is a flock, through EMS,
00:45
1033 EMS, through LaSalle, Utica with Chief,
00:50
and crew,
00:52
change of quarters to Grand Al.
00:55
On the page 1123.
00:59
Call 310 from the crash.
01:03
Call 3104.
01:23
Super Valley Vintra 3.
01:32
County cars, status chat county cars.
01:43
Call five through checking status.
01:47
Ten four, ten, ten, six.
01:49
Ten, four.
01:51
Ten,
01:54
four.
01:58
...combeet ten, uh,
02:00
south,
02:01
west of where I am, there's a huge plume of smoke.
02:04
Is that something we need to be worried about?
02:08
B-10, Markwood's energy is fully engulfed.
02:12
Mavis.
02:13
Ten-four.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
third alarm: Incident escalation level indicating a large-scale response with additional resources
[2]
staging: Instruction for units to wait at a designated location before assignment

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