Careless cooking triggers fire alarm in apartment building, Calumet City IL
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered in a three-story apartment building near State Street in Calumet City. Firefighters responded and found it was caused by careless cooking in the laundry room. No fire damage was reported.
Audio|Heard on: Calumet City Fire Department
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01:51
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 11, engine 12, truck 12, near State St, residential fire alarm, 1039.
00:09
Engine 11, engine 12, truck 12,
00:12
near State St, residential fire alarm, 1039.
00:32
Calumet City, copy, I have you responding.
00:35
The fire alarm in the laundry room, near State St.
00:40
City Road, near State St.
00:49
from Engine 12.
00:52
Engine 12. All right, we're going to be pulling up.
01:00
We'll be out investigating.
01:03
All right, engine 12, you're pulling up on a medium three-story apartment building with nothing showing.
01:12
Hey guys, she's on the west side of the building over here with the door open.
01:19
Okay.
01:35
All right, dispatch, we've got a bad cook in one north and just holding the handle.
01:40
(name withheld), can you bring the fan to the front door of the east side, please?
01:46
The fan's coming.
01:49
All right, dispatch copies, a careless cook.
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Location mentioned:
State St, Calumet City, IL 60409
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