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Fire alarm activated at Holiday Inn shows smoke in kitchen, Elgin IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 9/26/2025 04:40 AM

Near Airport Rd, Elgin, IL 60123

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at the Holiday Inn near Airport Road. Hotel staff said the alarm was false, but the alarm panel detected smoke in the kitchen area.

Audio|Source: Elgin Fire

01:47

Transcript:

00:00

Psyll Engine 6. Engine 5. Quint 2, Quint 1, Quint 7, ambulance 1, Battalion 1, and West Dundee Engine.

00:11

Fire alarm activation.

00:13

495, Airport Road.

00:16

Holiday Inn.

00:17

Between River Ridge Drive and River Ridge Drive.

00:20

Time out 0641.6. Engine 6, engine 5, Quint 2, Quint 1, Quint 7, ambulance 1. Battalion 1 and west of the engine fire alarm activation 495 airport road

00:42

I'll did fire engine 3

00:47

you can clear us from Avondale put us on that fire alarm

00:54

do you need Westlandia to distribute?

01:02

To confirm it of the county, they may be auto-oids.

01:10

Affirmative.

01:11

I just find you.

01:24

Showing units and route to the Holiday Inn just made a voice contact with one of the staff members.

01:30

at the Holiday Inn.

01:33

According to a manager, he's saying it's a false alarm,

01:36

but there is showing smoke in the kitchen on their panel.

01:41

And for the manager, false alarm, their 10-4[1]FD is going to continue. Unis can switch the ops too.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative

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Location mentioned:

Near Airport Rd, Elgin, IL 60123

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