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Smoke reported on eighth floor of Chicago residential buildingChicago IL

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Near W Gladys Ave, Chicago, IL 60661

Fire units responded to an automatic alarm reporting smoke detected on the eighth floor of an eight-story residential building near West Gladys Ave in Chicago. After investigation, crews found the smell was likely caused by an electrical ballast, and no active fire was present. All responding units were released from the scene.

Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
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Battalion 4 going to near West Gladys for the automatic alarm[1].
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That's correct.
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78, I mean, we got that information now.
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That's going to be A Tower.
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A Tower, okay.
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And four, you're getting my, uh, still in a high-rise response.
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We're getting a report of smoke on the eighth floor.
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Smoke on the eighth floor.
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The message received that just pulled up.
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Fingent 30 is on to return.
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30.
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It's alien four to Maine.
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I got an eight-story, residential,
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per-resistant.
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It looks like to be about 60 by 100.
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Nothing's showing from out here.
01:04
Ninete four months received.
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Main engine five, truck two, you got a still response here.
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Smoke on the eighth floor.
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He still responds.
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Truck one, truck one.
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Truck one, you got Gladys.
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And we're in Ronwood Engine, One.
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Engine One.
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Engine Pison on,
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Gladys.
01:44
Engine Pison on, Gladys.
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Five-year-out soon.
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The Italian one.
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The Italian one.
02:05
You got the fill on, Gletis?
02:08
Yes, I'm responding.
02:11
You need fire attack, Chief.
02:14
My message you see.
02:21
271's in round office.
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271.
02:27
I do 103 third engine.
02:30
103 third engine.
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103 of 3rd engines.
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Detain 3 forward fire command.
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Forward fire command for battalion 3.
02:49
In 4 to Maine, we got a engine 5 and truck 2 going up to the 8 to investigate.
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Message. Safe.
03:03
Drug 27, I go at zero ratings.
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We're on service returning.
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Okay, drug 27.
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Seventy-eight, we're released by England with 31 returning.
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38, okay. Okay.
03:24
70.
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Battalion 4 to Maine.
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Either hold everyone off here coming on here.
03:34
We got smell of like a ballast or something electrical on 8.
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Sorry, four messages leave.
03:42
All company is near West Gladys return.
03:45
All companies still in a high-rise near West Gladys return.
03:53
I'll keep Faction 5 in truck, too.
Police codes explained
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[1]
automatic alarm: Fire alarm received from an automatic alarm system, often without confirmed fire

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Near W Gladys Ave, Chicago, IL 60661

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