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Controlled burn mistaken for house explosion near Nelson DriveGranite City IL

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Near Nelson Dr, Granite City, IL 62040

A report of a house explosion with visible flames and smoke near Nelson Drive was investigated. The fire department determined it was a large controlled burn, and all responding fire units were canceled.

Audio|Source: Granite, Pontoon, Madison (City), Mitchell, Long Lake
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Transcript:
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Air Force explosion, near Nicholas Lane, near Nicholas Lane.
00:03
That's what the caller's going to be.
00:06
This is the Nelson,
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the house on Nelson will be on the north end.
00:13
Had an explosion and now see smoking flames.
00:16
I'll be 10 in fire.
00:17
The benefit side, show me a speech.
00:20
Go on.
00:26
I agree.
00:41
I've got visual flames showing from all of the two room.
00:46
I'm up in South Valley.
00:50
Where's his call at?
00:54
Tension Long Lake Fire, Long Lake Fire, Mitchell Fire AutoAid, and Roll Medi-MAS.
00:58
On from Pro 21-12, report of a house explosion,
01:02
near Nelson Drive, near Nelson Drive.
01:07
Report of a house explosion, now sees fire and smoke.
01:12
near Nicholas Lane.
01:14
near Nichols Lane.
01:24
10471 you want me to clear up from out here?
01:34
Negative. 104. Thank you.
01:44
Granny cars, I have a servant, one vintage drive, one vintage drive, trying to get further.
01:50
It's in Long Lake Fire, Mitchell Fire Auto 8, and Rural Madie MS, Larn from Card 21-12.
01:55
It's in the area near Nelson Lane.
01:58
near Nelson Lane for a port of a house that has exploded.
02:03
Caller sees smoke and flames.
02:06
Time is 1852, KFF.
02:09
KLS 4-7-3.
02:11
Good bad, 21-5 in the round.
02:15
21.5 in round.
02:17
Oh, very much.
02:19
Clay, Carmen, rule-led, copies page.
02:24
Okay, for no answer on call back.
02:27
401 three, you're fine.
02:29
Hey, there was a line number for this?
02:33
C4562. C4562.
02:36
Happy mileage.
02:37
It's car 31.
02:39
Good.
02:42
141-495. 141-495.
02:46
70, good information.
02:48
2,100 who's fine.
02:52
2100 route.
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5274. Go.
02:57
You're missing something.
02:58
I'm running it out to the back lot for you.
03:00
Good morning.
03:06
Hey, Geron, Elsa.
03:11
Over.
03:16
I have polling golf and golf residents here.
03:24
You think 22, it's not going to be a residence.
03:27
It's just brush.
03:29
Stand by and on.
03:38
2115 in a row.
03:45
2100 is going to be on scene.
03:46
We're going to have an extremely large control burn.
03:49
Mitchell units, you can stand down.
03:52
Hey, Zura, I had them here.
03:55
It's a large bonfire.
03:58
I think fireboards are going to be around anyways.
04:01
It's pretty large.
04:03
So,
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one's 23.
04:08
Dispatch from Toy 100.
04:10
Come on scene, it's going to be a large control burn.
04:13
You can advise Mitchell Unit so they can stand down.
04:17
Number one, two.
04:20
Espler, you want me to cancel Fairmont City as your move up in enrollment as well? Affirmative, you can cancel all responding units.
04:29
Eskler.
04:31
6.5, copy 7.29 went ready on my victim.
04:35
6.9?
04:37
415, 20, 200.
04:39
You want us to go and return as well?
04:42
Probably 7.29, when ready on my victim.
04:45
Yeah?
04:46
2116, do you copy.
04:48
You guys can remain in quarters.
04:52
That's clear.
04:53
You're going to 15 in service.
04:56
Happy, sirs.
05:02
Last name, can you repeat? Unreal Illinois, last name's (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld).
05:10
First name is a (name withheld).
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(name withheld),
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(name withheld),
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(name withheld),
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Middle initial, and (name withheld), Dataverse (number withheld).
05:26
Five, two, and seven, two, one twenty-three.
05:28
Okay.
05:32
All right from Glen Carbon.
05:35
You got a lot of background noise.
05:36
Give me that first name, please.
05:39
All right, go ahead.
05:41
There's information.
05:42
I had to go to the landline.
05:43
Something about you just needs you're gone.
05:48
The Dalant,
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(name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld).
05:55
No, any more.
05:58
Rule Med, you can cancel your response to near Nelson Drive.
06:02
Fires on scene reporting is just a large control burn.
06:05
Mail is intoxicated.
06:08
No doubt for now.
06:10
This is your complaint?
06:13
Rollback copies.
06:17
Dispassion, 2100,
06:19
again, it's control burn, I'll be in service attorney.
06:23
That'd be a permanent.
06:25
Well, you're 2100 in service attorney.

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