M-80 firework causes evacuation at Chicago school, Chicago IL


An M-80 firework was set off inside a Chicago school, causing a loud noise that was initially mistaken for a shooting. All students and staff were evacuated safely. Security is checking video footage to find out who ignited the firework.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
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Transcript:
Anything? Anything? I don't have hard. Negative. We have no information. It's all third party. A student approach an anonymous call at the first time. 312. Hold on, we're stepping all over each other. 3 David 13. We stepped all over each other. 3 David 13. Can you go again? We stepped all over each other. 3 David 13. Can you go again? 3. David 13. You can disregard over here. It was not any shooting. It was an M-80[1] that was set all this out of the school. Okay. It's right two three one. Actually, 231. Well, I think you'll get the last five for my event, then I'm on. It's 05-186. Thank you. Yeah, for that person down that you had on 71st in EMS 50, looks like they did a removal, so if you want to dupe it to them for now. Yeah, 10-4. They sent over a POL saying that he wants some kind of report. Well, in that case, disagree. But they'll have to send them to the hospital, right? Yeah, 10-4. Okay. We have this hazmat with further smell of gas outside fire, one, and return to quarters. Am I good to dupe this out? 9-9 o'clock. Thanks. 2.1.3. Okay. 2.13. Good afternoon. When you're up and rolling, I have a domestic on the beat, 3812, South Michigan. It says the car is in a dispute with her spouse. 10.4. Good afternoon for us. 235. 235. 235. 235. Good afternoon. When you're up in rolling, I have an assault in progress, 1308, 505th Street. Also came over as a disturbance. There's a female black one in a black shirt refusing to leave. She's unhappy with her nails. Afterno, news, so I'm 104. 233 squad good afternoon um peace on station waiting for keys yeah ten four 210 210 21's going to be a down car for tonight Give them a couple minutes. There you're coming out a roll call. All the three. Brief. I got a couple if you can help me code some of this stuff out. An assault in progress, it's got two hours on it, 72nd and Yates. The third-party caller says that there was a female being followed by a male in a silver sedan. Right around a block from that is a domestic battery, 7827 South Phillips. I don't know if they're related. If you want to just let me know, I'm going to throw them both on your box. Go for. 331. Go ahead. 331. Year 99. a couple reports I'm going to throw on your stack whenever you get to him 3336 3 3306 at that high school are there any other 3 David 10 3 David 10 3336 is asking if there's any other fireworks in the school 3 David 10 we're not sure yet all the staff and students are outside of but they have to review the cameras to see exactly who set off the M80 all right time for our unsure is up now all the staff and students are outside the reviewing cameras to see who set off the M80 All right, 3336, just show me responding. 10-4. What's the address at the school again, please? It's 622 South Stoney, 622 South Stoney.
Anything? Anything? I don't have hard. Negative. We have no information. It's all third party. A student approach an anonymous call at the first time. 312. Hold on, we're stepping all over each other. 3 David 13. We stepped all over each other. 3 David 13. Can you go again? We stepped all over each other. 3 David 13. Can you go again? 3. David 13. You can disregard over here. It was not any shooting. It was an M-80[1] that was set all this out of the school. Okay. It's right two three one. Actually, 231. Well, I think you'll get the last five for my event, then I'm on. It's 05-186. Thank you. Yeah, for that person down that you had on 71st in EMS 50, looks like they did a removal, so if you want to dupe it to them for now. Yeah, 10-4. They sent over a POL saying that he wants some kind of report. Well, in that case, disagree. But they'll have to send them to the hospital, right? Yeah, 10-4. Okay. We have this hazmat with further smell of gas outside fire, one, and return to quarters. Am I good to dupe this out? 9-9 o'clock. Thanks. 2.1.3. Okay. 2.13. Good afternoon. When you're up and rolling, I have a domestic on the beat, 3812, South Michigan. It says the car is in a dispute with her spouse. 10.4. Good afternoon for us. 235. 235. 235. 235. Good afternoon. When you're up in rolling, I have an assault in progress, 1308, 505th Street. Also came over as a disturbance. There's a female black one in a black shirt refusing to leave. She's unhappy with her nails. Afterno, news, so I'm 104. 233 squad good afternoon um peace on station waiting for keys yeah ten four 210 210 21's going to be a down car for tonight Give them a couple minutes. There you're coming out a roll call. All the three. Brief. I got a couple if you can help me code some of this stuff out. An assault in progress, it's got two hours on it, 72nd and Yates. The third-party caller says that there was a female being followed by a male in a silver sedan. Right around a block from that is a domestic battery, 7827 South Phillips. I don't know if they're related. If you want to just let me know, I'm going to throw them both on your box. Go for. 331. Go ahead. 331. Year 99. a couple reports I'm going to throw on your stack whenever you get to him 3336 3 3306 at that high school are there any other 3 David 10 3 David 10 3336 is asking if there's any other fireworks in the school 3 David 10 we're not sure yet all the staff and students are outside of but they have to review the cameras to see exactly who set off the M80 all right time for our unsure is up now all the staff and students are outside the reviewing cameras to see who set off the M80 All right, 3336, just show me responding. 10-4. What's the address at the school again, please? It's 622 South Stoney, 622 South Stoney.
Police codes explained
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M-80: Illegal Fireworks
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