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Fire alarm triggers response near South Main

Heard on: Monroe IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Attention Columbia Fire, respond (number withheld) South Main.
audio iconFire & Arson
S Main St, Columbia, IL 62236
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As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters in Columbia were dispatched to a building near South Main after a fire alarm was heard coming from an upstairs apartment. A downstairs resident reported the alarm had been active for roughly twenty minutes, and the upstairs unit appeared unoccupied. No confirmation of an active fire was mentioned in the radio communication.

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