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false fire alarm at washington square mall in chicago, Chicago IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 09:24 PM

Near W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

Fire crews responded to a water flow alarm at Washington Square Mall in Chicago. After checking, they found no fire or water flow. The alarm was silenced but could not be reset. The situation was not an emergency.

Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital

02:20

Transcript:

00:00

...in west north avenue for the water flow alarm.

00:03

Office, do you have a business address?

00:11

In 68, this just came in as a general water flow alarm for the Washington Square Mall.

00:17

Well,

00:20

there's about eight stores here.

00:23

We're investigating.

00:28

Received, I'll try calling back the alarm companies.

00:30

You can be anything further.

00:33

Agent 60 on the short-time team,

00:36

(number withheld).

00:37

6 years.

00:39

The four-story ordinary campus building, nothing showing we are or south from.

00:51

Agent 60 on the scene.

00:57

This is a good man.

00:59

Four-story, ordinary,

01:02

approximately 200 by 100.

01:06

Companies are invested.

01:08

Nothing strong.

01:11

Thank you. Hi, message received.

01:17

58 Maine. We're not hearing any audible alarms.

01:21

We've checked all the occupancies.

01:24

There's no water flowing.

01:26

Us in the tower are returning in service.

01:28

If you have nothing further.

01:33

168, nothing further right now.

01:39

Imagine 68, we did get in contact the alarm service.

01:42

They didn't have anything further.

01:46

Message received.

01:48

We're both returning in service.

01:51

Message received.

01:52

Message received.

01:56

Truck 36, Amanda.

02:00

Track 36.

02:06

We were able to silence the alarm.

02:09

There's no fire.

02:10

There's no emergency here, but we're unable to reset the fire-to-proving connection.

02:15

We're going to put them on 911.

02:19

Message, receipt, check, 36.

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