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Firefighters responded to reports of a fire at two locations on S Colfax Ave in Chicago. At the second location, they found no visible fire, despite reports of wires catching fire.

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Is it sparking? Yeah, it was still sparking. I'll let fire know.

According to firefighters, the wires are sparking.

 Uh, the line wires are behind 104-40, South 20.

Yeah, you have to pay for the address. Uh, the line wires are behind 104-40, South 20.

City workers continue clearing fallen trees, with power lines still down in the area.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 10440 S Torrence Ave.

 You can take both of those on Drexel off our box, but there is a giant tree knocked down on a garage with power lines hanging out. 7-6-2-0 Drexel

6-2-4 6-2-4 You can take both of those on Drexel off our box, but there is a giant tree knocked down on a garage with power lines hanging out. 7-6-2-0 Drexel Okay, you say it's a coded? 7-4-19-4 Alright, thanks.

A large tree has fallen on a garage, causing power lines to hang down.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 7620 S Drexel Ave.

 There are city workers out clearing up the trees.

 Doesn't appear any wires are active or lighting up or anything like that.

Thanks, everyone. Thanks, everyone. You're doing a great job tonight, Paul. There are city workers out clearing up the trees. Doesn't appear any wires are active or lighting up or anything like that.

City workers are clearing fallen trees, and no active wires are reported at the scene.

 Yeah, I'm reading the notations for the February job, I see fire return to quarters, do we

 There are no wires that are actively lit, or lighting up right now.

Six thirty-one. Thirty-one. Yeah, I'm reading the notations for the February job, I see fire return to quarters, do we have a call back at all? There are no wires that are actively lit, or lighting up right now. Code it. Ten-four, thank you. Four-twelve.

Firefighters confirm no active fire or sparking wires at the scene.

 Pole to pole and house to pole. 10-4. No sparks, correct?

 Nothing that we can see right now. Uh, and then like a black, well, I think it's on fence.

 There's another tree down there also on the house.

 Give me some more cars, 7-9 and Paxton. We're in the alley.

 Can I get some more cars, 7-9 and Paxton in the alley with 4-2-4?

Pole to pole and house to pole. 10-4. No sparks, correct? Nothing that we can see right now. Uh, and then like a black, well, I think it's on fence. There's another tree down there also on the house. 4-2-4, give me the air. 4-2-4, go ahead. Give me some more cars, 7-9 and Paxton. We're in the alley. Can I get some more cars, 7-9 and Paxton in the alley with 4-2-4?

Firefighters report a tree down on a house, with no visible sparks from the wires.

 432, the fire at 104.50 South Torrance. Let's see, power lines on fire in the back of that location.

 Fire did respond and return to quarters. And then I'm going to drop a couple of wires down off on 34th Street.

432, the fire at 104.50 South Torrance. Let's see, power lines on fire in the back of that location. Fire did respond and return to quarters. And then I'm going to drop a couple of wires down off on 34th Street. 624

Firefighters have returned to quarters after addressing the fire. Power lines remain down in the area.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 10450 S Torrence Ave.

 Fire related, there's really no wires we can sit on.

 It's contained in the backyard of both addresses,

 so we're just going to need to cut the power to that line.

 You can stack me with that fire and move wires down in 30 seconds if you want.

431. 431, go ahead. Fire related, there's really no wires we can sit on. It's contained in the backyard of both addresses, so we're just going to need to cut the power to that line. You can stack me with that fire and move wires down in 30 seconds if you want. Alright, 10-4, thanks.

Firefighters plan to cut power to the affected line in the backyard to ensure safety.

 And that Bensley address is going to be 9841 South Bensley.

431. 431. And that Bensley address is going to be 9841 South Bensley. The line is directly behind the house. 10-4.

Firefighters confirm the downed wires are located directly behind a house.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 9841 S Bensley Ave.

 There's some wires down blocking the street and the alley partially.

 They said they notified Comet so you can 9-10-Paul on our end.

412. 412, go ahead. Yeah, Engine 72 put out the fire. There's some wires down blocking the street and the alley partially. They said they notified Comet so you can 9-10-Paul on our end. 10-4, thanks.

Firefighters have extinguished the fire. Downed wires are blocking part of the street and alley.

 It hasn't started a fire yet, but there's a line

 You're going to go over to Bensley? Alright.

 10-4, 431, I got it. And I had another unit

I'm sorry, unit coming in. 431. 431, I'm sorry, go ahead. 7930. Yeah, there's a fire. It hasn't started a fire yet, but there's a line that's arcing on the alleyway on the fence. You might catch the garage fire. So I'm going to relocate to Bensley behind the garage with the homeowner. You're going to go over to Bensley? Alright. 10-4, 431, I got it. And I had another unit coming in.

Firefighters report a line arcing in an alleyway, posing a potential fire risk to a nearby garage.

 Yeah, I'm not seeing any fire over here, so go ahead and, uh, 16, have them, uh, set my

Yeah, I'm not seeing any fire over here, so go ahead and, uh, 16, have them, uh, set my fire down. 10-4.

Firefighters report no visible fire at the scene.

 Lee. They said that there were some wires on fire. Fire's been on scene for a bit.

An additional report indicates that wires had caught fire.

 Does the fire make it to that 7826 south store yet?

 Alright, I'm going to bypass her right now and see what it looks like.

620. 620. Does the fire make it to that 7826 south store yet? Negative. Alright, I'm going to bypass her right now and see what it looks like. 10-4.

Firefighters are en route to investigate.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 7825 S Colfax Ave.

 430. 430. Fire 7914 South Colfax. Fire returns quarters.

Firefighters are responding to a report of a fire.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7914 S Colfax Ave.

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