Railroad ties fire contained near Ring Rd in Calumet City, Calumet City IL


Firefighters responded to a commercial fire alarm near Ring Rd in Calumet City. They found a pile of railroad ties burning with no immediate threat to nearby structures. Railroad workers were on scene and the fire was contained.
Audio|Source: Calumet City Fire Department
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Transcript:
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Engine 11th, Instagram, near Ring Rd.
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Engine 11, near Ring Rd, commercial fire alarm, 1736.
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Engine 11, near Ring Rd, commercial fire alarm, 1736.
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All right, this is a legend 12.
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Thank you, 12.
00:38
I'm in the area. I got it with a brush fire west of my location. I'll give you an update.
00:46
We're going to come in, have everybody else just stage for a second. It looks like there might be rail workers on the scene.
01:03
Area west of the location.
01:05
All companies incoming are going to reach and then it looks like you have real-world workers on the scene.
01:28
Officer 12 from ambulance.
01:39
There.
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There, please backtrack and guide my engine in.
01:59
It looks like it's railroad workers there currently on fire.
02:06
Great.
02:09
All right,
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engine 12, the ambulance is going to come guide you, but it sounds like go to...
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...and Rstand and you'll have access.
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Okay.
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Dispatch, Officer 12.
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Officer 12.
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I'm going to keep engine 12 and ambulance flow for now. Everyone else can return.
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Engine 12 and ambulance valve to remain.
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Check 12. You've been returned.
02:54
All right, Judge, Officer 12.
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Go ahead, Officer 12th.
03:01
Alright, just an update for you. I got a pile of railroad ties burning, pile.
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Sorry, railroad ties burning with no exposure, so we'll be here a minute,
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but we're in good shape.
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Location mentioned:
Garden House Of River Oaks, 1350 Ring Rd, Calumet City, IL 60409
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