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Vehicle fire extinguished near Steger Road in CreteCrete IL

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Steger Rd & Cottage Grove Ave, Crete, IL 60417

According to the dispatch call, a vehicle caught fire near Steger Road and Cottage Grove Avenue in Crete. A bystander extinguished the fire. The vehicle is now disabled and blocking the road. Police are present to manage the situation.

Audio|Heard on: Will IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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01:23
Transcript:
00:00
LCC from C337.
00:01
Do we have a county in route for this?
00:05
CMI one sec, Chief.
00:07
Chief 37 from LCC.
00:10
Go ahead.
00:12
That is going to be Cook County's jurisdiction for PD.
00:17
Yep, that's why I asked, is county coming?
00:20
I'm sorry, I thought you asked if county was coming, like our county.
00:23
We have notified them.
00:25
I can call and see if they're en route yet.
00:29
Okay, copy that.
00:30
It looks like a bystander put the fire out, but we do now have a disabled vehicle on the road here, so we're going to need that police presence for that.
00:35
for that.
00:37
Nosterstein.
00:39
237 for LCC.
00:41
Go ahead.
00:44
The other Cook County Sheriff coming from Cottage Grove and Steger Road.
00:47
All right, copy that, thank you.
00:52
LCC stay around with 37 and back in service returning.
00:55
Engine 37 remain unseen with T-37.
01:00
LTCC, you copy anand-137?
01:03
Yes, Amy L-C-7 can be clear, Chief 37 can be clear, engine 37 is going to be staying on scene.
01:09
C-37 is on-sane also.
01:12
All right, correction, Chief 37, you stay on scene.
01:17
LCC counties on scene on Steger Road.
01:22
Good counties on scene.

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Steger Rd & Cottage Grove Ave, Crete, IL 60417

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