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Ex-boyfriend sets house on fire near South Emerald Ave, Chicago IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/18/2025 02:50 PM (PDT)

Near S Emerald Ave, Chicago, IL 60628

A woman reported that her ex-boyfriend set her house on fire near South Emerald Ave in Chicago.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 09

01:48

Transcript:

00:00

um, yeah, so pending in five, we got a person with a gun, 116, 12, South Lafayette, multiple females fighting, two male black jacket, white jacket, both have guns, and then now we're getting an arson in progress, near South Emerald, her ex-boyfriend set her house on fire.

00:22

So y'all still talking?

00:29

I see it. What was that?

00:32

I was just checking if y'all was still talking, ya, people with guns, arson, you know.

00:40

There's about two minutes they'll be out there.

00:44

Okay.

00:48

Travel two, around three.

00:50

Hey.

00:53

What's happening? Where's this arson that?

00:57

near South Emerald.

01:01

Put it on my box.

01:03

All right, it's my four.

01:10

Do we have any tag cards available in five, so write on a person with a gun, 116 in Lafayette?

01:19

The 62 trailer show us going.

01:23

Okay.

01:25

5-0-6-4-4-4.

01:28

Okay.

01:34

502-7. Go ahead.

01:39

Is this domestic girl lady?

01:41

Well, yeah, she said her ex-boyfriend said her house on fire.

01:44

We got several CFD units in route.

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Near S Emerald Ave, Chicago, IL 60628

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