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Smoking backpack prompts evacuation on Nameoki RdGranite City IL

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Near Nameoki Rd, Granite City, IL 62040

Emergency responders were called to near Nameoki Rd where a blue and black backpack was found inside a building with smoke coming from it. The building was evacuated and the nearby road was closed as a safety measure.

Audio|Source: Granite, Pontoon, Madison (City), Mitchell, Long Lake
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Transcript:
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Sententon fire unit, extension fire unit, 267.
00:03
Responda Enterprise, near Nameoki Rd.
00:10
There is a blue and black backpack inside the facility with smoke coming from it, reported by a customer.
00:17
Time out of 858.
00:19
Tenton fire units, Tenton fire units, 267.
00:23
The Pharma Enterprise, near Nameoki Rd.
00:30
There is a blue and black backpack inside a facility with smoke coming out of it, reported by a customer.
00:37
10 out of 58.
00:38
6.7, I copied.
00:41
25.
00:46
Station 1 copies.
00:49
We'll have station 3 en route as well.
00:55
Please.
00:56
13 in route.
00:59
Evacuate that building.
01:02
Affirmative, if I asked them to.
01:05
36, I'll be in route first.
01:08
10.4. 24, same traffic.
01:13
No more.
01:14
Matt, I'll set up there.
01:17
Do you find your spotting units to try to stay off your radio and evacuate this room and buildings as well so we know what's going for.
01:25
All right.
01:28
Sixth of an I copy.
01:30
I'm 1060, made contact with the call it.
01:33
Trying to locate these dogs who went south into the alleyway.
01:38
24.
01:39
Additionally,
01:41
the old car could turn the building.
01:43
The shutdown near Nameoki Rd.
01:47
6-2. 6-2.
01:51
Go ahead.
01:52
I'll be 1-6 duration.
01:54
If I need anything, I'll go to car or car. Let me give Norfolk in the radio.
01:59
Here more, please.
02:01
24. Myself, 3, and 70, it will be off the radio.
02:06
Yes.
02:08
And six, seven.
02:10
Jim, four.
02:15
Two, five, I'm ten seconds out.
02:18
I'll be on the radio.
02:28
4413 from 06.
02:31
224. Have northbound traffic block?
02:34
At Manley,
02:35
let's clear those people out from in front of there.
02:38
All right.
02:40
Okay,
02:43
Kevin, I'm sure you thought of this already, but when you get on scene, establish a cold zone until we can figure out what this thing is, please.
02:49
I'll try to make sure people are evacuated around the area.
02:53
Yep.

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