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Person lights fire under El Tracks near Western AveChicago IL

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Near N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

A person was seen lighting trash and other materials on fire under the elevated train tracks near Western Ave. There was some confusion about the exact location being north or south side of Western, with dispatch units responding accordingly.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 10
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Transcript:
00:00
There's a fire.
00:02
Oh, I'll try to find this. It's near South Western.
00:06
Near South on Western.
00:08
Fires in route. There's a person lighting a fire under the El Tracks.
00:12
There's some kind of trash and materials.
00:17
But...
00:19
I think this is north because it's hitting off of 1855 North Winnebago, 1855 North Winnebago. We're going to give the caller a callback as I see a ticket for near North on Western. Stand by.
00:37
Yeah, we see them responding to North, but my partner is going to double-check. I'm not sure why they made the North and the South.

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Near N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
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