Commercial fire alarm triggered by candle in apartment, Mattoon IL
Fire & ArsonA commercial fire alarm was triggered at an apartment complex near Golden Oak Mattoon Commons. Multiple fire units responded and investigated the scene. The cause was found to be a lit candle which activated the alarm. The alarm was reset and all units cleared the scene.
Audio|Source: Coles County Police, Fire, EMS and EMA
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Transcript:
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Machine Fire, Commercial Fire alarm, called in by Security Central.
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Near Golden Oak Mattoon Commons.
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Unit 12,
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Smoke, Cicom Clear,
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2339
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Matching Fire is a call.
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Engine 233, 133.
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Rescue 29, Rescue 28 will respond.
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Kenny, did that guy at the top of the stairs, leave his furnace off?
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T-Com Show 29 in route.
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2341.
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T-com Show 28 in route.
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2341.
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Engine 23-4-1.
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Engine 23 is in route.
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2340.
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All that is correct, he left the furnace off.
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23 from 21.
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Go ahead for 23.
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Adam, we're trying to get freaked up here. Let us know if you got anything going there.
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Copy that.
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Engine 23 is approaching Lakeland and Marshall.
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You're clear.
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Kenny,
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he said, hold on until we get back down there to flip that on.
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Copy then.
02:05
Cole, it should be off up here for...
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Cloud Hunter from Cole, can you go to apartment 3 and turn the heat up?
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Copy that, Department 3 and we'll turn the heat on.
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That's correct, and turn it all the way up.
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It's all on and up. It's on and up.
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Engine 23 is arriving on the scene.
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Multi-unit, wood frame, apartment complex, nothing showing from two sides will be out with them to investigate.
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Okay,
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shut that.
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It's off.
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Clappelter from Call. Can you go to apartment four and do the same thing?
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Don't be that.
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See, Comp, your rescue 28 on scene.
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2346.
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Go to the alarm panel.
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Should be on and up.
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All matching fire units to be advised. This was lit candle, cut off the alarm.
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23 and 28.
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Go ahead.
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Reset the alarm panel all systems normal.
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Copy that, you guys can go ahead and clear.
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Mattoon, IL 61938
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