Automatic Fire Alarm Caused By Broken Hot Water Line, Chicago IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/13/2025 02:00 AM

Near W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60644

Firefighters responded to an automatic alarm at a high-rise building near West Lake in Chicago. The alarm was triggered by a smoke detector on the ninth floor elevator lobby. Investigation showed a broken hot water line caused water to flow into common areas, but there was no fire or injuries.

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Transcript:

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29 automatic alarm to high-rise, near West Lake,

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near West Lake,

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590-11-high-rise.

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near Lake.

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near Lake.

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San 18, 18,

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10.

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1018. 1018.

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1018, automatic alarm and high-rise, near Lake.

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Go to Lake for automatic and high-rise.

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Hi-19A with us on this scene.

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We have some exposure damage to one-and-a-half-story,

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ordinary 25 by 60.

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425 main a truck

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25 truck to 25 truck's inside the truck 25 truck 25

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Truck 25, go?

01:18

Yeah, truck 25, we got your emergency button, just making sure everything's okay.

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I'll back soon.

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J-99-619 and near West Lake.

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For the automatic salon, got a nice story high-rise.

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Something showing us at the time plan to be out.

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Let's get in one north side.

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2018, Maine.

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I got a 9-story fire-resistive occupied 100 by 100.

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I got an alarm for a smoke protector on the 9th floor elevator lobby.

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Companies are underway up to investigate.

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Thank you, Massachusetts.

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It seems to be a broken hot water line from the heating system in a courtyard building.

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There is water flowing into the common areas, no damage in the apartments.

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We were unable to locate the source, but we did notify the residents to reach out to building management and address it there and advised.

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Near W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60644

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