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Fire alarm tested at discount superstore on Plainfield Road, Crest Hill IL

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/4/2025 08:49 AM

Plainfield Rd, Crest Hill, IL 60403

A fire alarm activated at the old Walgreens building, now a discount superstore. Responding units found no signs of fire and learned the alarm company was testing the system on site. No evacuation was necessary.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Suburbs South/SW

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02:17

Transcript:

00:00

near Plainfield Road.

00:02

Vacant Walgreens 1052.

00:08

Two,

00:09

three, seven, nine, Plainfield Road at the old Walgreens, a phone and fire alarm showing the sprinkler tamper and fire supervisor.

00:19

And are you on?

00:25

Lockport District 1.

00:27

For a person feeling O, Lockport Ambulance 1, and Lockport Engine 1.

00:32

Duly Health and Care Lockport, (number withheld), East 9th Street, (number withheld), East 9th Street, 1053.

00:43

CBITZ-603.

00:44

Bethadian 61,

00:46

go ahead.

00:51

Hold them all up the alarm company's on scene testing.

00:56

Receive alarm company on scene testing, all they're going to hold up.

00:59

Yeah.

01:06

Okay.

01:15

Put it in test for another hour.

01:17

Fox Valley is going to call you when they're done testing here.

01:20

Mass message receives.

01:27

Security 92 is returning.

01:31

Massage receives.

01:36

62, South Highpoint Drive, 1056.

01:44

The scene of a medium old Walgreens now discount superstore.

01:49

Nothing showing from three sides.

01:51

Business as usual, no evacuation.

01:54

We'll be out to investigate.

01:55

I will take Plainfield broke command on Ops 11.

02:00

Walgreens, now the discount store, nothing showing but people shouting for good deals.

02:06

I'm going to be out investigating Tate us Ops11.

02:13

Incoming units to the fire alarm ops 11 on arrival engine 2's got commands

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Plainfield Rd, Crest Hill, IL 60403

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