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Heard on: Lake County South Fire Dispatch · 1/15/2026 01:50 PM
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I copy. 24 fire alarm, (number withheld) Main Street, Lakeshore Manor Apartments.
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It's going to be a general fire alarm.
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Food on stove triggers alarm at Main St apartments

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a building on Main Street in East Chicago after a fire alarm was activated at an apartment complex. The cause appears to be food left on a stove, producing light smoke but no fire. Units investigated and confirmed there was no further hazard before clearing the scene.

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Main St, East Chicago, IN 46312
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