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Heard on: Macoupin and Montgomery Counties Public Safety Dispatch · 1/10/2026 02:30 PM
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Can you check near Brighton Bunker Hill Road? I just received a 911 call from a (name withheld) advising that she heard two loud explosions and when she looked outside there is a vehicle in the field just south of her residence on fire that has exploded.
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You're being requested near Brighton Bunker Hill Road for a vehicle that has exploded in a field and is currently on fire.
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Field fire follows vehicle explosion near Bunker Hill

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible vehicle explosion in a field near Brighton Bunker Hill Road in Bunker Hill, Illinois. A caller reported hearing two loud explosions before seeing a vehicle on fire in a nearby field. Responding units confirmed that the vehicle appeared to be an unoccupied scrap car with tires that had exploded, causing a minor field fire. Fire crews worked to extinguish the remaining flames.

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Brighton Bunker Hill Rd, Bunker Hill, IL 62014
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