False fire alarm caused by fireplace smoke, Downers Grove IL
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was triggered near Old Mill Road and Fairview Avenue, Downers Grove. It was determined the smoke was from a fireplace and not a fire. Units were held or returned to station.
Audio|Heard on: Southeast DuPage County Police and Fire
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00:57
Transcript:
00:00
Have Old Mill Road command. All right, nothing shown from A and D sides. Battalion 84 have Old Mill and Engine go check in Downers Grove near Fairview Avenue. Engine 105, Medic 105 cross street of dead end and near Fairview Avenue.
00:34
Battalion 84.
00:36
Battalion 84, go out.
00:38
All right, alarm activation.
00:43
Due to smoke from the fireplace,
00:45
we're holding the station 84 units.
00:47
Ladder 86 can go ahead and return.
00:51
All right, smoke from the fireplace.
00:54
Station 84 companies to handle ladder 86, you can return.
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Location mentioned:
Fairview Ave, Downers Grove, IL
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