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Fire burns multiple floors in Chicago residential buildingChicago IL

audio iconFire & Arson
Near N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

A fire has broken out in a four-floor residential building near N Greenview Ave in Chicago. Two floors are actively burning with a third floor at risk. Emergency teams are evacuating residents, blocking streets, and clearing the surrounding area to ensure safety.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 11
04:43
Transcript:
00:00
Four thirty two hundred four fires are coming to alley.
00:04
I will let them know how many floors are on the building? It looks like the first and second floor are on fire. It's just a porch patio.
00:11
We're going to make sure that the building is empty from the front.
00:15
All right. How many floors are on the building?
00:18
It's four floors.
00:19
Two floors are on fire. The third one is potential.
00:23
All right.
00:29
2432 can use the ICFB to approach in the alley, not the front of the building.
00:41
10-4[1].
00:47
What is that at us again on Greenview with the fire?
00:55
(number withheld) North Greenview?
00:57
No,
00:58
(number withheld).
01:00
(number withheld), what's Greenville?
01:07
Where you need us, guys?
01:11
Just blocked the alley entrance going southbound from John Quill.
01:22
2420 is it the West Alley of Greenview? And for us the West Alley.
01:31
Between John Quo and Howard?
01:36
Correct, between John Quo and Howard.
01:40
Correct, between John Quo and Howard.
01:44
412.
01:46
412.
01:48
Yes, well, let's just make sure all the units are clearing the street. We're going to block a fireman.
01:54
Hi, for the units I'm seen on Greenview, clear the streets, so you're not blocking the fire engine. Clear the streets.
02:05
2422. 24255-2.
02:08
2.4-24 spot as good. Show me at the fire.
02:14
4-24, 10-4[1].
02:20
24. 2431.
02:23
431. 431.
02:25
So why don't we posted at Rogers, Greenview, and Howard,
02:30
their little six-corner there, I'm blocking off Westbound and Eastbound on Howard Street.
02:37
10-4[1]31.
02:43
2420.
02:45
24 is at Bosworth and Howard.
02:52
Rosworth and Howard for double 24, 10-4[1].
02:59
10 and 20, the violation order protection, Cindy Bishop, with 24 minutes, 5129 North Broadway.
03:06
24-3-2. 432.
03:15
Okay.
03:19
Vehicle 8-067 needs to move their vehicle right now. All right,
03:25
which vehicle needs to get moved? You cut out.
03:30
8667.
03:31
We're going to move the line now. We're vacating the building. We're on the way down.
03:35
All right, time for.
03:45
432
03:48
432 Can I move with my partner Other half of 432 for the mobile? Other half of 432 for the mobile
04:02
Other half of 432 for the mobile
04:10
2420 can get somebody, the other hat, knock on some doors, I'm going to head over there too, just to get everybody out, make sure everybody's out.
04:23
All right, ten-four, just trying to raise the other half of 432 to talk to his partner.
04:29
3-2, I'm out.
04:32
He's out.
04:35
Been in copies.
04:38
Is everybody out? This is 20.
04:42
Clear everyone out.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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Location mentioned:
Near N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
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Incident Timeline

  1. Evacuation and Continued Response
  2. Fire Status and Building Assessment
  3. Street Closures and Response Coordination
  4. Fire Reported with Entrapment

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