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False fire alarm at commercial building in West ChicagoWest Chicago IL

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North Ave, West Chicago, IL

A fire alarm was triggered at a commercial building on North Avenue in West Chicago. Fire units were dispatched but later confirmed the alarm was false and no fire was found.

Audio|Source: DuComm Fire Dispatch and Ops (All)
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Transcript:
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Fire alarm commercial[1] district 271 27 w650 North Avenue West Chicago battalion 28 squad 27 tower 28 McCathlin Park cross street of Morton Road and St Charles Road
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Road 28 squad 27 responding okay
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Scott Tower 28th are out.
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All right. Looks like it's going to be a momentary fire alarm that's restored on our end, Battalion 28th, copy.
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Okay, just keep this flag coming in.
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You can hold up the tower.
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Tower, you can return.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
commercial: Commercial building

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North Ave, West Chicago, IL

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