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Elgin, IL

Fire and possible crash on tollway; driver flees scene 

audio iconTraffic, Fire & Arson, Medical Emergency
Near S Grove Ave, Elgin, IL 60120
Responders investigated a fire and possible vehicle crash on the tollway. No injuries were found and the driver left the scene. Police are searching nearby roads. EMS was also sent to help a man possibly having a mental health crisis nearby.
Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
01:52

Transcript:
00:00
Command Battalion 1.
00:04
Go ahead.
00:08
Nothing obvious on this side of the tollway.
00:11
Would you say based on the damage that you definitely have injuries?
00:21
There's no evidence inside the vehicle, but based on the mechanism, yes.
00:25
And we did scan this side with a thermal camera and didn't get anything either.
00:34
I'm gonna take the right here on the surface street's just west of the rental.
00:47
Engine 5 and ambulance 1.
00:50
Ambulance Request[1] 2.50, South Grove Avenue.
00:55
Grand Victoria Casino.
00:57
Between Lake Street and National Street, Clark Tower Plaza.
01:01
Timeout 0324.
01:04
Engine 5, and ambulance 1.
01:07
Ambulance Request[1], 2.5.0, Southborough Avenue.
01:17
I'm going to do for a Victoria casino.
01:20
It's going to be for a male, possibly a psychie valve.
01:24
You can stay if we have PD on the way.
01:38
I'm going to run down Mason Road and see if that's where our driver took off to.
01:42
I've got Kane County Sheriff with me as well.
01:46
I don't know if he went north or south of the tollway, but he's obviously not with the vehicle.

Police codes explained
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[1]
Ambulance Request: Medical Emergency

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Location mentioned:
Near S Grove Ave, Elgin, IL 60120
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