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Small fire controlled at Cargill plant in HammondHammond IN

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audio iconFire & Arson
Indianapolis Blvd, Hammond, IN 46320

According to the dispatch call, a small fire occurred in a ventilated brick building at the Cargill plant near Indianapolis Boulevard in Hammond, Indiana. Multiple fire units responded and the fire was brought under control with no water needed initially.

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02:14
Transcript:
00:00
4111 responding.
00:03
B4111 responding, near Indianapolis Boulevard, Cargill for a structure fire.
00:10
The fire is going to be in the back of the plant.
00:13
Copy.
00:14
4515 rerouting to Screen Desk.
00:17
Yeah, tell you Matt, going home.
00:20
Copy.
00:23
Crossing draft this old clear.
00:27
All fire units responding to near Indianapolis Boulevard at the Cargill just for forty-three Columbia shut down between Tracker and Sherman.
00:38
And Main Street is also closed from Columbia to Becker.
00:45
4212 involved with 501 secure.
00:51
That's Cargill on the left side.
00:58
4212, can you re-advice? I couldn't copy your traffic.
01:01
We're at Cargill with security.
01:04
We're following them to the Wolf Lake side.
01:12
Copy.
01:15
4111 is on scene, coming in on the Wolf Lakeside side.
01:20
Copy.
01:22
4101 on scene.
01:25
Copy 4101.
01:28
Engine 2 to north.
01:31
Go ahead.
01:34
Go for north.
01:37
Chief, we have what looks like a small fire inside a brick enclosed building that's ventilated already.
01:50
We're pulling our precincts.
01:52
We're going to be knocking it down.
01:56
At this time, I don't think we'll need any water.
01:59
All fire.
02:02
We'll be fine once we bring some water to the rapid.
02:08
Copy that.
02:10
Forty-five 15 on scene coming around Little Wolf Lake.

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Indianapolis Blvd, Hammond, IN 46320

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