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Two vehicles catch fire after accident on I-290 eastboundDupage County IL

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I-290, Illinois

Two vehicles caught fire after a traffic accident on I-290 eastbound near mile marker 12.5 in DuPage County, Illinois. All occupants have exited the vehicles. Emergency crews responded, and eastbound lanes were fully closed.

Audio|Source: DuComm Fire Dispatch and Ops (All)
03:49
Transcript:
00:00
I mentioned three is the expressway.
00:02
Engine three.
00:04
The company is around 290 eastbound.
00:06
A mile marker 12.5, 12.5, 12.5.
00:08
It's possibly two vehicles on fire.
00:12
Now being told, it's going to be from an accident as well. And I'm going to search an extrication response. I'm going to stay in there inside.
00:22
I have to tell you one information.
00:24
Go ahead. All right, I have been advised that all people are out of the vehicles now. Do you want to still hold it to this response or do you want to the accident? It keeps to what we got going in right now.
00:33
Okay, I copy.
00:44
False, District 3, 1220 Tamarack Drive, Bartlett, Medic 3, Tower 3, Cross Street of Dead End and Timberline Drive.
00:53
Do you count part of the Medic 1? Medic 1? I believe Medic 3 is out of service, so can you put us on that call?
00:59
Okay.
01:07
We've got two cars on fire eastbound lane at 12.5. We'll be out pulling the line. Looks like everybody's out.
01:14
I'm going to go to Fireground White. All right, I'll have you working on Fireground White, two vehicles on fire eastbound lanes, a mile marker 12 and a half. Fire ground.
01:21
This is a dude guy. I'm deputy 64. We're going to be in the parking lot of the show. We're going to check it.
01:30
Mass.
01:35
408 in route. Medic 1.08, okay. You're going to be the second medic in. They'll be working on Fireground White and Battalion.
01:41
Our engine one is currently.
01:55
Psychiatric Eval, District 471, 235 East Wilson Avenue, Lombard, Engine 45, Medi 44, P.D.
02:03
Lombard, Cross Street of South Hammersh Smith Avenue and South Stewart Avenue.
02:08
To count the 2044, we're an old engine 5.
02:11
All right, before taking it alone.
02:18
Deputy 64 is returning available? Master Season.
02:30
Multi-family, District 789, 20 North Tower Road, Oak Brook, Battalion 94, Engine 78, Squad 77, Truck 49, Oakbrook Tower's number one, Cross Street of Myers Road and Dead End.
02:47
Come from Deputy Southern.
02:50
Take that call at 20 North Tower you can hold Battalion 94.
02:53
Truck 49, Stoney. Truck 49stownies.
02:55
A truck, I cat.
02:56
Companies in Route to 20 Tower. An alarm came in on our board with general coverage.
03:04
From Deputy 50. Go ahead.
03:07
I'm going to this slide. We're in service attorney.
03:09
Nothing.
03:12
New York Center companies on the C20 North Tower.
03:16
We got a 12-story multi-family.
03:19
Nothing showing on the automatic alarm.
03:21
Everyone switch over to opts two.
03:23
And on the scene of a 12-story multi-family nothing showing. Opts two for companies at 20 Tower?
03:28
Opts two. Two companies on.
03:30
Go ahead. Do you have Medic 108 come the wrong way from the York Road ramp? I need him to go westbound in the eastbound lanes from that ramp.
03:43
Eastbound 290 is completely shut down. Medic 1.08 from 2nd. Medic 1.08 is ready on 290 eastbound at this time.

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