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Fire traps people including handicapped in Chicago building, Chicago IL

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Near E 73rd St, Chicago, IL 60649

A fire alarm at a building near East 73rd St in Chicago trapped people inside, including a handicapped person in the basement and an adult and child on the third floor. Emergency responders were alerted to rescue them.

Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
00:00
Stonebox alarm, near E 73rd St. Stillbox alarm, near E 73rd St.
00:11
49, he goes to truck 49.
00:15
Go for truck, 49.
00:19
49, we're getting reports of a handicapped person in the basement unable to get out.
00:25
Message received someone in the basement.
00:31
Truck 34 and was it, Truck 34?
00:37
Over Truck 34.
00:40
Truck 34, we're getting additional reports of an adult and child stuck on the third floor.
00:48
Truck 34, after your seat.
00:54
And 23.
00:56
23.
01:04
923, you have people trapped in the basement and on the third floor.
01:10
Okay, nice to get your seat.
01:17
Truck 16, and go to truck 16, writ with the 5th Battalion.
01:32
Battalion 5th Battalion Writ with Truck 16th.
01:37
The 5th Battalion Ritt with Truck 16th.
01:41
We are southbound with the automatic alarm. We saw you ordinary, nothing shown.
01:48
One 12 minutes.
01:53
Company is responding for the Stonebox near East 73rd St staging area will be 71st in Jeffrey again paging area for the stonebox alarm 71st in Jeffrey.
02:19
Italian,
02:21
correction,
02:22
Plans chief. Correction, Italian 19, plans chief.
02:30
722, that's near East 73rd St.
02:36
Dr. 34, Side 8.
02:45
Go to the battalion 5th battalion, you're the back sheet.
02:51
Okay, fire's box.
02:54
Battalion 19 to 19 battalion.
03:01
18 battalion's rid. 19 battalion's rid. 19 battalion you're rid.
03:08
23 on my 73 place. I'm walking down now. I'm going to be on big second.
03:14
Street C battalion 24, safety chief battalion 24.
03:19
24.
03:22
24 safe, safe.
03:25
21st Battalion entered a plan chute, 21st battalion's plan. 21st battalion's plan.

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Near E 73rd St, Chicago, IL 60649

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