False fire alarm triggered in laundry room of building, Wood River IL


A fire alarm was set off in the laundry room of a building in Wood River, Illinois. Staff reported it was a false alarm and had turned off the alarm before emergency responders arrived.
Audio|Source: East Alton, Hartford, Roxana, S. Roxana and Wood River Police / Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Man, did you receive an alarm for High Point, or did they call out for maintenance?
00:04
Yes, because there should be alarm.
00:05
Do you want us to pay that in there? They're on the line now.
00:08
Sam, it's been shut off for trying to confirm.
00:11
Go ahead.
00:12
I'm trying to contact staff member.
00:14
It's showing in the apartment near laundry room.
00:17
Go on this way? I'm not sure if it's maintenance, though the way it's sounding.
00:21
Ten floor, we'll start making that way that room 320.
00:23
Cross.
00:24
Chief Lowe, copy, show you unseen in the front.
00:25
This past show 33, and route to the rear.
00:27
Win a row 2, 2,200.
00:28
Staffs advising appears to be a false activation of some kind.
00:31
They'd already shut off the alarm system prior to our arrival.
00:34
Time for. 300 did advise over a false-actuation.
00:37
Just to put eyes on it.
00:38
Number you want to make a check?
00:40
It's going to be the longer room, third floor, room 320.
00:43
4205. Can you confirm that room number for me, please?
00:47
The lawn panel says it's laundry 320.
00:50
If we're wearing laundry, it is not an activated detector of Metcheck 320.
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Wood River, IL
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