False fire alarm triggered at large shopping mall, Bloomington IL
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Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at a large shopping mall in Bloomington, Illinois. The alarm was accidentally triggered with no fire or hazard present.
Audio|Heard on: Bloomington and Normal Fire
Listen to dispatch call
01:10
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch, engine three.
00:05
Go ahead. Go ahead and show him three on the scene of a mega strip mall.
00:10
Not sure from the outside being on the investigation will have Empire Command.
00:19
Agent 3 of the mega strip mall on an investigation in our command.
00:24
1637.
00:30
360 clear medicate trees level one.
00:37
Fire command and all coming, needs you can cancel the order. Cleaning the alarm panel accidentally hit the alarm plus no issue.
00:51
Dispatch battalion.
00:59
Engine 3 is reporting no problem there.
01:02
You can clear all the units.
01:07
Message received.
01:09
One-street. One-street.
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Location mentioned:
Bloomington, IL
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