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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to reports of heavy smoke in a building near Lake Street in Evanston. The caller reported smoke in the basement and began evacuating the structure. Fire crews investigated and found that the source of the smoke was an overheating washer or dryer. The response was later reduced as the situation was contained.