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False alarm sparks fire response on 9th Street, Charleston IL

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9th St, Charleston, IL 61920

A false alarm caused by detector malfunction on 9th Street led to a fire unit dispatch; the property owner was informed and the unit is now returning to service.

Audio|Heard on: Coles County Police, Fire, EMS and EMA
Listen to dispatch call
00:9
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, neutral, this is fire here to be clear of 9th Street.
00:03
This is a detector malfunction.
00:06
Property,
00:07
maintenance, or owner has been notified.
00:09
I'll be clear to available.

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Location mentioned:
9th St, Charleston, IL 61920

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