Electrical fire smell reported in nursing home basement, Des Plaines IL
Fire & ArsonA burning odor and signs of a possible electrical fire were reported in the basement of a nursing home near Ballard Road in Des Plaines. There was water leaking from an electrical socket with flickering and some singeing observed, but no flames or smoke were seen at the time of the report.
Audio|Source: Red Center Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 1, Ambulance 1, Battalion 1, Engine 2, Power 2, and Ambulance 2, Burning Otter, Revaya Care of Des Plaines, near Ballard Road, In Des Plaines, Grid 121, near Ballard Road, Burning Otter, Engine 1, Ambulance 1, Battalion 1, Engine 2, Power 2, and Ambulance 2.
00:28
Tell you one.
00:31
Go ahead, Red.
00:34
I have to tell you one, this is going to be in the basement.
00:36
They've got water leaking out of an electrical socket.
00:40
So there's been some flickering.
00:41
Looks like there's possibly some singeing around there where they said, looks like it might have been on fire earlier.
00:48
They see no flames or smoke now, but there is a burning odor.
00:53
All right, thank you, Red.
00:59
An engine ambulance for 10.1 on location, near Ballard.
01:04
Got a three-story nursing home, nothing's showing from three sides.
01:11
I'll be Ballard command, working right fire ground on arrival.
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Location mentioned:
Near Ballard Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
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