Smoke fills commercial building; occupants evacuated, Chesterton IN


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.
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Priority 1[1],
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Structure Fire[2],
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Commercial or Industrial Building.
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Dairy Queen, near Indian Boundary Road, assigned to Fire Ops 1.
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I don't see any active fire, but there is just no time to fill up the back.
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Time for.
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That's right.
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Time for. So it's 43. Everyone is out of the building.
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65.
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For units in route to very clean.
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The collar is a copper wire broke.
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Unknown if it's a gas line.
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PD is on seeing univizing.
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They do not see an active fire.
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However, the building is filling with smoke.
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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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