False fire alarm triggered by fireplace in residential area, Algonquin IL
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a residential fire alarm near Steiner Court in Algonquin, Illinois. The alarm was determined to be false, caused by a fireplace being started.
Audio|Heard on: Fire South Dispatch - Algonquin-LITH, Crystal Lake, Huntley
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00:59
Transcript:
00:00
Huntley, incidental fire alarm, (number withheld).
00:04
Near Steiner Court, 2, Time 2049.
00:14
Seecom (number withheld) is around for Station 4.
00:17
Senator C-Corp.
00:23
Begown from engine (number withheld).
00:26
Go ahead.
00:31
(number withheld) is on the scene, two-story, medium-sized residential, nothing showing, no evacuation.
00:38
(number withheld) will be in command out in the investigation month.
00:42
Message received on scene, two-story residential, no evacuation.
00:47
See gone from engine and I sorted for.
00:50
Go ahead.
00:55
Accidental activation due to starting the fireplace, command terminated.
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Location mentioned:
Steiner Ct, Algonquin, IL 60102
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