Power surge at storefront causes fire response


The fire department responded to a storefront after a power surge was detected on the rooftop, possibly due to a lightning strike. Power was shut off in a restaurant inside the building, and emergency units were on site. No fire was confirmed, but a recovery operation took place and there was concern about wires on the roof.
Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital
03:35
Transcript:
You are being held now, truck 31. 1-1 in the anvo on scene, 6-3-2-3[6] Southallman for the ammo assist. All right, 101. You go with truck 31, hold it up, truck 31. Truck 31[2], hold it up. Truck 31, hold it up. A32025[1]-machers company, please. This is turning to me. Okay, 10. I have my second truck. They put in on Alpha Albany, also as a squad. Truck 13[3], Maine truck 13. Truck 13, Maine Truck 13. Truck 13. Did you get that message? The Chief wants you to come in from Albany. From Albany. Truck 13, Scott 13, Scott that message. Squad, you got it. Walk out. Okay, send me. Can I attend? Can I attend? Yeah, start me a second ambulance for engineer, please. Also, uh, starting to need your accidents. This is going to be recovery. All right, so please... R-Sheim, the Italian sign, and you have ambulance 36 and, I'm sorry, 32 and 46, multiple B-cars on the scene. 119 to me. 119. 119. Uh, we're in the area, we don't have an 8159 thrash, or. No 8159, all right. Stand by. Never mind, we got it. Who found him? No, mind you found them. Battalion 11[5] of Maine, we had a rooftop unit, had a power surge from a possible nearby lighting strike. We had to shut down several breakers inside the restaurant. Can you notify Department of Health? All companies are going to be in service returning. Passage received. Front Press, it's finishing changing out. Squad 2[4] is we're going to be ready to get going here, Jack the Train up and get this body up. Okay. This is 6,500, 4248, South Archer. Store and a half storefront. Let's like we have a little wire on the roof. We are, what's off? 52.2.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
A32025: Ambulance/EMS identifier
[2]
Truck 31: Fire truck unit identifier
[3]
Truck 13: Fire truck unit identifier
[4]
Squad 2: Fire squad unit identifier
[5]
Battalion 11: Incident Command/Fire Battalion Chief
[6]
6-3-2-3: Fire company unit identifier
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Location mentioned:
Near S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60632
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