No fire found after reports of heavy black smoke, Ottawa IL
Fire & ArsonA caller near West Lafayette reported heavy black smoke covering the neighborhood, possibly from around Polk and Pickwick. Fire and EMS units searched the area but found no visible fire or smoke.
Audio|Source: La Salle County Sheriff and Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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For heavy black smoke covering the entire neighborhood, I'm also going to get fire heading in route. But if you could assist to locate...
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...to-one showing in-row.
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Medicate as well.
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Medicate on the way.
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We have a call for Southam.
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Engine 1. Anyone in the area down here? I see nothing.
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Do you have anything further?
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Engine 1. We took one call from a man near West Lafayette who described heavy black smoke coating his entire block, believing the origin was one block to the west of him, one block to the north, which would have been Polk and Pickwick.
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I could smell a paint smell.
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Was there only one caller on this?
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Time forward. Just one. We get an update on the fire apartment as well.
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Polk and Lafayette.
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Truck one staging, Pulse and Lafayette.
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State staging with the truck.
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State staging with the truck.
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Okay,
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so go ahead and return.
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We just went up Marcotte Street as well and didn't see anything in this area.
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Prior to set to the truck one returning.
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Truck one showing you're returning.
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Engine one in service and returning.
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Medicaid's returning. Medicaid returning.
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Medicaid returning.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Lafayette St, Ottawa, IL 61350
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