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Garage fire with heavy smoke at Laurel St residence, Elgin IL

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Near Laurel St, Elgin, IL 60120

A garage fire with heavy black smoke occurred near Laurel Street, between Illinois Avenue and Willard Avenue. Initial reports suggested a possible house fire or fireworks explosion in the backyard that may have spread to the porch. Fire units were dispatched and the incident was upgraded to a working fire.

Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 6, Engine 4, Quint 1, Quint 2, Ambulance 1, Battalion 1, and Battalion 21. Structure Fire,
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near Laurel Street, between Illinois Avenue and Willard Avenue.
00:16
Time of 1807.
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Engine 6, Engine 4, Quint, Quint 2, Ambulance 1, Battalion 1, Battalion 21.
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Structure Fire,
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near Laurel Street.
00:37
Amster respond of the possible structure fire near Laurel. We're getting several reports that the house is possibly on fire and now possibly reporting that it's just in the backyard.
00:47
We're going to send PD out there as well as such shots too.
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That was a fire from engine 5 can do out of the Laurel.
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Tor.
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We're getting reports that there was a firework to possibly explore them in the backyard and might have spread to the porch.
01:33
We have an officer on team who's reporting as possibly 6666-6-4. No, I appreciate your call. And they just confirmed it 6664.
01:48
Sorry, one nothing.
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We have the owner of the home.
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You're reporting at the garage is currently on fire.
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And there is heavy pack black smoke for an officer.
02:07
Bounder Fire Battalion Army.
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Go ahead and Austria.
02:16
Let's go ahead. I'll read this to a working fire.
02:24
Oh
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Engine 3, Quint 7, Ambulance 4, Ambulance 2, and 100.
02:36
Working Fire,
02:38
near Laurel Street, between Illinois Avenue and Willard Avenue.
02:43
Time out 1810.
02:45
Engine 3, Engine 23, Quint 7, Ambulance 4, Ambulance 2, and 100.
02:53
Working Fire,
02:55
near Laurel Street.

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Near Laurel St, Elgin, IL 60120
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