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Heard on: NWI FIRE · 18 hours ago
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Can you make a note in case you get a call for a smoke investigation area of (number withheld) block of Walnut?
00:06
The railroad is doing control burns there.
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Controlled burns cause smoke near Walnut Ave

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel looked into reports of smoke in the 4900 block of Walnut Avenue in Hammond. The smoke was determined to have come from controlled burns conducted by the railroad, and no fire or hazard was found.

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Walnut Ave, Hammond, IN 46324
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