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Fire units respond to false alarm near South Ellis AvenueChicago IL

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S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60827

Fire units responded to an automatic alarm near South Ellis Avenue in Chicago. The resident said they did not activate the alarm, indicating a possible false alarm. Units later returned to service.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 39, Inglewood, us and the trucker and service returning bad detector.
00:10
We're going to see and we just spoke to the resident here near South Ellis.
00:21
They stated they didn't call for the alarm.
00:24
You got any more information on this?
00:31
Okay, truck 62, this came via 311, the cell phone.
00:36
It was an approximate address just the report of the alarm in the area.
00:44
Truck 62 message received.
00:50
Okay,
00:52
truck 62 message received. Okay, truck 62 message received, uh, cells in 97, we're going to be returning.
00:58
Okay. Okay.
01:00
Truck 7 to me?

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S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60827

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