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Fire alarm triggered at two-story building possibly by student, Elgin IL

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Near W River Rd, Elgin, IL 60123

A fire alarm was activated at a two-story building near West River Road and the building was evacuated. Firefighters found no visible fire. The alarm may have been triggered by a student as a false alarm. Investigation is ongoing.

Audio|Source: Elgin Fire
03:30
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 5 and Quint 7. Fire alarm activation.
00:05
Near West River Road.
00:08
Summer School.
00:09
Between Sherrill Lane and Federation Place.
00:12
Time out 0-929.
00:15
Engine 5 and quint 7.
00:18
Fire alarm activation.
00:20
Near West River Road.
00:26
Quint 7 engine 5 is going to be for a 7 engine 5,
00:37
both units can't actually disregard or you have Quint 1 in engine 6 and out for that.
00:59
1451
01:01
1451 1451
01:06
Station one.
01:11
Station one. Station one, let you start.
01:20
Alton fire engine 6.
01:22
Engine 6.
01:23
Engine 6.
01:30
Let's go all the two stories.
01:32
Nothing is shown on three sides. The building is evacuated.
01:36
We'll be out in Michigan.
01:39
Mr. 6 on the same two story building. Nothing is showing.
01:43
Evacuating. We'll be out of investigating.
01:54
Ambulance 7 and Pingree Grove engine Abdominal Pain 763, 63, Redmond Place Between Stockway Drive and Paragrin Way Time of 0-932 Ambulin 7 and Pingree Grove engine Addominal Pain 763, Redmond Place
02:19
C-17Pain-3 Grove Engine due for abdominal pain 763. Redmond Place is going to be for a 66-year-old female patient.
02:29
The United States.
02:38
The fire department modulate requests to Elgin.
02:43
For a 66-year-old female with abdominal pain, it's going to be 763 Redmond Place, 763 Redmond Place, you're going to be due with an engine,
02:51
bigger girl fire the permit, auto league,
02:54
to Algin,
02:55
for an ambulance request,
02:57
for 763 Redman Place,
02:59
for a six-year-old female of abdominal pain.
03:12
Logistics.
03:14
The initial indications is that this is a pole station by a student.
03:20
We're just going to confirm that and we'll be out here a couple minutes.
03:24
Quint Wynching stage.
03:27
Let's just say a possible pool station, quit one can stage.

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Near W River Rd, Elgin, IL 60123
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