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False fire alarm with burning plastic smell reported, Elk Grove Village IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/2/2025 04:27 PM

Near Nerge Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Fire units responded to a fire alarm activation near Nerge Road in Elk Grove Village. They found no visible fire but detected a smell of burning plastic. The alarm was confirmed to be false with no fire present.

Audio|Source: Northwest Central Dispatch (NWCD) - FD3 and Firegrounds

02:11

Transcript:

00:00

District 10, Ambulance 10, Motelion 2, Engine 10, Engine 8, and Quint 7, activated fire alarm, near Nerge Road near East Nerge Road and Arkansas Drive, in Elk Grove Village, Map page 2.

00:17

Fire alarm[1].

00:19

What's that traffic? I just 54.

00:23

Everybody can return.

00:29

See, Vention sent on scene, nothing seen from two sides. We're going to be out investigating in command.

00:35

All right, Edge 10, I copy traffic, you're heading the 321.

00:39

I know we've reacted, we can wrestle on, Sam.

00:42

Receive.

00:47

All right, two, engine ten.

00:52

Go on, Agent 10. Go ahead, Agent 10.

01:05

Did you have been a bad effort?

01:07

We have to be on the first floor.

01:15

154. All right.

01:21

We have one activated on Hedler on the third floor.

01:25

No, there's not here, right?

01:29

We just sent for Bainland's friend.

01:30

I've got to recital.

01:34

Thank you. You can go and return.

01:41

You smell like burning plastic, it seems like up here.

01:45

Okay, now, can the doors right by there?

01:51

Is it paint? Something else.

02:05

Yeah, uh, the detector is, I'm going to come down.

02:10

I'm coming up.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

Fire alarm: Automatic fire alarm activation call

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Location mentioned:

Near Nerge Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

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