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False fire alarm at near Clay St in Merrillville, Merrillville IN

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Near Clay St, Merrillville, IN 46410

A fire alarm was triggered near Clay Street in Merrillville. Firefighters arrived, found no fire after checking the building, and were unable to reach the key holder to reset the alarm. The fire department possibly caused the alarm accidentally.

Audio|Source: Hobart Area Public Safety
01:39
Transcript:
00:00
I'm clear on that alarm at Clay Street.
00:02
I'm going to see that FD accidentally set it off.
00:05
You can close it out unless they need further.
00:08
Copy. De-breathing.
00:14
122780 street.
00:16
Timeout,
00:17
1646 hours.
00:19
Typical debriefing.
00:26
Hover 1-301 is off duty.
00:30
Kathy, having a good night.
00:37
645727.
00:38
Go ahead.
00:44
I'm going to be at the 16100 Block of Wicker, Indiana 28-968 David Sam John on a red Cadillac.
00:57
Central from 5411.
01:00
Good.
01:05
The building is recently here and we walk it after making entry, there's no fire.
01:11
We attempted multiple times to contact the key holder that was at the Knox Box.
01:15
We're going to be in service this time.
01:24
645 is 10-4.
01:28
Go ahead.
01:29
We had this alarm call near Clay St, near Clay St.
01:34
I know the fire department left a little bit ago.
01:37
It could have just been them that set it off again.

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Location mentioned:
Near Clay St, Merrillville, IN 46410
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