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Smoke fills commercial building; occupants evacuatedChesterton IN

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Near Broadway Ave, Chesterton, IN 46304

Smoke filled a commercial building near Indian Boundary Road. Copper wire was found broken, and a gas line issue was possible. All occupants were evacuated safely.

Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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ALEEN SULLIVANI- Chesterton Fire, 501, 502, 510, 520, Chesterton Fire, Off-Duty Co-back, 3322, Porter Engine, Portage Engine 4, and Medic 12.
00:17
Priority 1[1],
00:19
Structure Fire[2],
00:20
Commercial or Industrial Building.
00:23
Dairy Queen, near Indian Boundary Road, assigned to Fire Ops 1.
00:34
I don't see any active fire, but there is just no time to fill up the back.
00:42
Time for.
00:45
That's right.
00:51
Time for. So it's 43. Everyone is out of the building.
00:58
65.
01:03
For units in route to very clean.
01:06
The collar is a copper wire broke.
01:08
Unknown if it's a gas line.
01:11
PD is on seeing univizing.
01:13
They do not see an active fire.
01:14
However, the building is filling with smoke.
01:16
Everyone is out of the building.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Priority 1: Highest-priority emergency response requiring immediate action due to threat to life, safety, or property.
[2]
Structure Fire: Fire incident involving a building/structure

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Near Broadway Ave, Chesterton, IN 46304
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