Breaker box fire in basement prompts evacuation, Morton IL
Fire & ArsonA breaker box caught fire in the basement of a residence near Veterans Road in Morton, Illinois. Residents were ordered to evacuate. The fire may have been caused by a downed power line across the road, which started fires on both sides of a ditch nearby.
Audio|Source: Morton FD
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Transcript:
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Long fire on the air.
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This got the fire.
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(number withheld), Veterans Road for a breaker box that's on fire in the basement.
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(number withheld), Veterans Road for a breaker box on fire in the basement. Everyone was told to evacuate.
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They think the fire is out, but they're not 100%.
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They're not 100%.
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The first form for him come out for now.
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The camera's one in route.
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The engine special morning, engine three.
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Engine three. Engine three.
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He's your engine three on the way.
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Got the engine three route.
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Morton.
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Morton's fire, be advised that we just took a call in the same area as the structure fire for a power line that's down across the road, which has then caused a fire on both sides of the ditch.
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We believe that's what caused their brazier to catch on fire on veterans road.
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Veterans Road, Morton, IL
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