Small fire under bridge after explosion sound, Elgin IL
Fire & ArsonReport of a small fire under a bridge after hearing an explosion sound. Responders are on the way to the location.
Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
01:16
Transcript:
Called by (name withheld) for the smell of gas and CO inside. They're going to be evacuated. Engine 5. Still Alarm[1]. St. Charles Street and Bluff City Boulevard. Time out 2050. Engine 5. Still alarm. St. Charles Street and Bluff City Boulevard. I'm caller-advisor looks like there's a grass fire or something on fire underneath the bridge at this location. Epedian route as well. Engine 5 information. Go ahead. They heard an explosion or what sounded like a gunshot and then saw those fires. It's a small fire underneath the bridge area. I don't know if you want to stage, but we do have police and route. 10-4[2]. We'll take off when we get closer. They should be rolling up shortly.
Called by (name withheld) for the smell of gas and CO inside. They're going to be evacuated. Engine 5. Still Alarm[1]. St. Charles Street and Bluff City Boulevard. Time out 2050. Engine 5. Still alarm. St. Charles Street and Bluff City Boulevard. I'm caller-advisor looks like there's a grass fire or something on fire underneath the bridge at this location. Epedian route as well. Engine 5 information. Go ahead. They heard an explosion or what sounded like a gunshot and then saw those fires. It's a small fire underneath the bridge area. I don't know if you want to stage, but we do have police and route. 10-4[2]. We'll take off when we get closer. They should be rolling up shortly.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Still Alarm: Initial emergency fire response for a reported hazard
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement/affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Bluff City Blvd & St Charles St, Elgin, IL 60120
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