Fire alarm triggered by steam at Columbia business, Columbia IL


Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a business near Dd Rd in Columbia. The alarm was found to be caused by steam, with no actual fire present.
Audio|Source: Monroe County Sheriff and EMA, Waterloo Fire
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Transcript:
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Attention, Columbia Fire Department personnel.
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Respond for a general fire alarm sounding zone 1 of near Dd Rd, Garden Place, North Calvin, by alarm company.
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Tangot is 945[2].
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Call me 1990[1] in route.
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1990[1] Columbia Show Me Unseen, Single Story Commercial, nothing showing out investigating.
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I'm going out investigating.
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I'm going to be trying to call me.
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I am. I spoke with the alarm company.
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They spoke with staff there.
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It was steam that caused the alarm to go off.
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104, I'll just clean check it out, thank you.
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1900 from 1914.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
1990: Unit identifier for responding fire apparatus
[2]
945: Fire alarm sounding
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Location mentioned:
Near Dd Rd, Columbia, IL 62236
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