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Small fire reported in woods near 1st Avenue and riverCook County IL

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N 1st Ave, Illinois

Fire units responded to a small fire in the woods near 1st Avenue and the river in Berkeley, Illinois. A caller reported seeing a possible homeless man who may have started the fire. Firefighters searched the area but did not find the source yet.

Audio|Source: Berkeley Fire
02:10
Transcript:
00:00
A lot on scene and it's going to be a small fire in the woods.
00:05
There's going to be a male standing by it.
00:11
Have you been able to get? Bottom is on the east of the west side of the street get.
00:15
No, see if we're standing here.
00:34
7.09 from Norcom.
00:41
All caller was on the east side, closer to the river.
00:44
She could see the fire on the west side.
00:50
I am looking around.
00:51
I'll let you the left side.
01:00
No, Tom, 7.7 is turning right over to 1st Avenue.
01:05
7.07, nice received.
01:12
7.04 in the area.
01:16
7.04 message received.
01:17
700 going to Galley, starting 3.7.
01:22
3.7 at Ghali.
01:29
7 or 7 is in the area.
01:33
No 7 next received.
01:41
Rolls Park still on 9 of Lica.
01:45
7-09, go ahead.
01:49
Are you disconnected from the caller?
01:53
We just gave her a call back.
01:55
She advised that she's too far up the trail now to see it, but that it was between first and the river.
02:02
There's possibly a homeless male who had started it.
02:07
Okay, we haven't found anything yet, so we'll keep with it.

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N 1st Ave, Illinois
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