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Fire alarm triggered in Elgin apartment buildingElgin IL

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Near W Highland Ave, Elgin, IL 60123

Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at a five-story apartment building near West Highland Ave, Elgin. Initial reports indicated possible fire visible in a window, but upon arrival, no signs of fire were found from the outside or inside. The alarm originated from a first floor north storage heat detector. Crews investigated and found no confirmed fire and began resetting the alarm system.

Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
You're responding to the fire alarm on West Highland Switchshops to call them by the alarm company, showing showing the showing the fire in the window description.
00:11
Quintan showing you a route for the accurate elevator alarm, no voice contact.
00:28
On scene at near West Highland Ave.
00:32
A five-story brick apartment building. Nothing showing from Division A and B.
00:38
Engine 6 is here as well. They'll be going into Investigate becoming Battalion 1 Highland Command.
00:48
On scene of five-story apartment building, nothing showing from Division A and D. Engine 6 will be going in to investigate Italian 1 Command.
01:00
Elgin fire west on these Tower 32, the route to Highland for NASA.
01:10
Elgin fire from Streeway Tower 32.
01:16
Yes.
01:18
We're en route to your fire alarm at near West Highland Ave.
01:24
Receive.
01:30
Command from engine four, we're going to be pulling up. You want us to hold on outside before we commit?
01:38
We'll take a crew inside, I'll respect yourself.
01:44
Hang on engine four, go ahead of engine six.
01:51
Where's making the way to the panel now? What's you know in a second?
01:53
No, no, no what's going right now.
01:58
Okay.
02:03
Engine 4, uh,
02:05
why don't you leave your engine in front of near West Highland Ave, make your way to Engine 6?
02:11
If we need to, we'll use IRS backs off engine 6, so just keep your engine out of the way. So we need to get those trucks in here we can.
02:22
Pastor Steve, we'll stay out and meet up with them.
02:29
Engine 2, I'd like you to stay right on Highland right by the driveway there as well.
02:35
Engine 2, top 1.
02:42
Those 2, let's leave your rig out there as well.
02:45
You can make your way to the lobby.
02:50
Yeah, those 2 copies.
02:57
Highland Command for Quint One.
03:02
Quint One.
03:05
We're clearing Louisiana Farmers, you need us to respond to that?
03:10
Yeah, let's bring you in.
03:13
Elgin Fire Highland Command.
03:15
Done.
03:18
I'm going to bring Quint One in. You can hold Streamwood's truck.
03:23
Touch seat.
03:30
Go ahead for Tower 32.
03:33
The point become available. We're going to have them respond and you guys can disregard.
03:37
Thank you.
03:39
Copy that. We'll be returning.
03:45
Engine 6 from engine 4.
03:50
Okay.
03:53
How can we help you?
03:56
We're trying to find that right for the farm room.
04:04
Command 6.
04:07
Mansion 6. The alarm indicates first floor north storage heat detector.
04:15
We'll be heading that way.
04:18
Okay, first floor north.
04:34
Command 6 Engine 6
04:40
Engine 6 We get We can give you water We can end do any tester here
04:45
It seems like it's a chance of leak We're going to bounce the arm and send engine 4 to the second floor She's the water I'm coming from

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Near W Highland Ave, Elgin, IL 60123

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