Grass fire near Swing Boulevard and South Linwood Road, Galesburg IL


A grass fire started near Swing Boulevard and South Linwood Road, possibly caused by a cigarette or a firework. The fire was put out by a bystander. Fire department responded to the scene.
Audio|Source: Galesburg Police and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
Are you able to clear grass fires near Swing Boulevard and South Linwood Road? Swing Boulevard, South Linwood Road on the east side of the roadway on 41.
00:14
Okay, give me a little bit at my wall.
00:18
Semper.
00:24
Forty-two.
00:27
God. Do we have any witnesses or did any other complaint in contact?
00:39
Negative.
00:41
None of them wanted contact.
00:44
Is it not.
00:49
If you have any further information.
01:07
That's negative.
01:08
We got two calls.
01:09
One was uncooperative.
01:10
The other advised that it was possibly just a cigarette that was thrown out the window, but she could see that there was a fire started.
01:17
Not any further.
01:20
Copy.
01:31
Can you call our complainant back and see if he saw who was driving?
01:41
Okay, 836.
01:53
We spoke with (name withheld).
01:55
He said he put the fire out bystander.
02:04
We're going to just double check it.
02:06
We said it was a firework that lit some grass on fire near speed limit sign.
02:12
Copy.
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