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Fire crews investigate apparent microwave fire at hotel

Heard on: Elgin Fire
04:47
00:00
Engine five, quint one, quint two, quint seven, ambulance one, east Dundee engine and 102 , fire alarm activation,
audio iconFire & Arson
Dundee Ave, Elgin, IL 60120
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a hotel on Dundee Avenue in Elgin after a fire alarm was activated. Initial reports indicated a possible fire in a microwave, which was later said to be extinguished. Crews conducted an investigation and downgraded the response once no active fire was found. Another ambulance was dispatched separately to an unrelated medical call on Fleetwood Drive.

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