Sprinkler activation after small apartment fire, Elgin IL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to an apartment building near South State Street in Elgin after reports of smoke and sprinkler activation. The incident involved units on the tenth and eleventh floors. A resident reported a small fire in a tenth-floor apartment that was extinguished by the sprinkler system. No significant damage or ongoing hazard was reported.
Audio|Heard on: Kane IL Fire-Talk Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
You are responding to near South State Street.
00:04
One person saying it's possibly unit 11B.
00:10
Another person reports smoke in unit 10D.
00:27
Just a clarification, you did get an alarm on this as well, correct?
00:35
No, that’s confirmed.
00:45
Caller reported sprinkler activation after smoke was seen.
01:43
Possible fire in 10D, sprinkler system activated.
02:43
Resident of 10D stated he had a small fire in his apartment and is out.
03:13
At 10D, sprinkler activation confirmed.
03:18
Resident reported small fire extinguished by sprinkler, water flow continuing.
05:12
Sprinkler system shut off on 10th floor, active water flow stopped.
05:59
Ninth floor clear, no smoke visible.
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Location mentioned:
S State St, Elgin, IL 60123
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