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Oven fire extinguished at single-story home in ElginElgin IL

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Elgin, IL

Fire units responded to an oven fire in the kitchen of a single-story home near Bench Street in Elgin, Illinois. Smoke was seen coming from the garage. The fire was extinguished with no flames visible. All occupants had evacuated safely. Other units were released after the fire was under control.

Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 6, Engine 4, Quint 1, Quint 2, Ambulance 1, Battalion 1, Battalion 21.
00:08
Structure fire,
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near Bench Street between Cleveland Avenue and Cocaine Avenue.
00:15
Timeout 0830.30.
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Engine 6. Engine 4, Quint, Quint 2, Ambulance 1, Battalion 1, Battalion 21.
00:27
Structure fire,
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near Bench Street.
00:34
All units responding to near Bench Street, this is reports of an oven that caught on fire.
00:42
Everyone is evacuated and all units responding can take up to.
00:53
And then we're out to near Bench Street for the oven fire reports of smoke inside the home.
01:08
He is responding to near Bench Street.
01:11
Officers on scene reporting heavy, white smoke coming from the garage, no flames seen at this time.
01:23
Next to receive.
01:30
I'll just fired a battalion one.
01:34
I'd be telling one.
01:40
On the scene, single-story residence.
01:43
Light haze coming from the front door.
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I'll be out investigating.
01:46
It looks like the family's evacuated.
01:47
Go ahead and make the Talion 1 Vent Command.
01:51
Single-story residence, light haze from the front door, Battalion 1 will be event command.
02:00
That was in fire, Inge 5.
02:03
Engine 5.
02:06
Yeah, we're in service over here at Chicago Street.
02:08
Go ahead, man.
02:09
This is a call on Fentoneman.
02:14
Ambulance One's on scene.
02:26
Huntley Spring's retirement community,
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near Samantha Lane, Unit 336, Building B,
02:38
953, due,
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time 836.
02:49
A digit for you can return.
02:53
Four is on the east side two blocks away where to continue with.
02:56
Thank you.
02:58
Pass it received.
03:05
Elgin fire vent command.
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Mike, command, you're on main.
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But go ahead.
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Sorry about that.
03:18
Just an update.
03:19
This is an oven fire in the kitchen.
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The fire's out.
03:23
Quint one can handle.
03:25
You can return all other companies.
03:31
Fire's out of the oven.
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Quint one's going to handle this.
03:34
All other companies can return.
03:44
Go ahead.
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She didn't already catch.
03:48
You can terminate command and release apps 2.
03:50
Thank you.
03:55
In command and releasing apps 2.

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