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False fire alarm at industrial building on Lee StreetEvanston IL

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Near Lee St, Evanston, IL 60202

A fire alarm was reported at a large industrial building near Lee Street. Fire units responded but found no fire. The alarm company confirmed it was a false alarm.

Audio|Source: Evanston Fire
01:25
Transcript:
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An AFA[1] for engine 22, correction,
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Truck 22, Battalion 21,
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near Lee St for the motor fire alarm.
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AFA[1], engine 24, truck 22, battalion 21.
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near Lee St, motor fire alarm.
00:10
1810 hours.
00:11
201s,000s I'm out.
00:19
Just said, engine 24, we are off eastbound, near Lee St, one story large industrial,
00:27
nothing shown from two sides, 24 S command and we'll check it out.
00:31
I received, we just spoke to the alarm company, there's someone I'm seeing would advise this is a false alarm.
00:37
This is a battalion 21, you get downgraded for 24.
00:41
Lee will be a downgrade for 24, truck and battalion return.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
AFA: Automatic Fire Alarm

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Near Lee St, Evanston, IL 60202
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