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False fire alarm during apartment construction workGary IN

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Connecticut St, Gary, IN 46402

A smoke detector alarm caused a fire alarm at an apartment near Connecticut Street. Firefighters responded and later confirmed it was a false alarm due to construction work in the building.

Audio|Heard on: Lake County Public Safety
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04:32
Transcript:
00:00
8.10 fire alarm at near Connecticut Street, Apartment 306.
00:06
8610, fire alarm at near Connecticut Street, apartment 306.
00:15
8610 en route.
00:20
8610, fire alarm at near Connecticut Street.
00:24
It is a smoke detector alarm in apartment 306 in the bedroom.
00:40
Rock 3522. Ambulance 5661.
00:44
Unconscious or fainting episode.
00:47
120, hitting lake drive.
00:49
Time out, 14.05 hours.
00:53
Unconscious or fainting episode.
01:00
Station 122.
01:02
Can you open us an agency assistant for the south with all day?
01:04
We're already on it.
01:09
I get a couple guys in the back door, help us clear this house.
01:17
155-272.
01:20
16, 186. 13, 186.
01:26
130 is you can't side with the silver at 120.
01:29
Stand for it.
01:35
120, 130.
01:38
Hey, why we're about to clear the house.
01:40
The house.
01:41
Tentover 1.20 is 100 for a second.
01:44
Absolutely.
01:45
Everybody, not on this call, go to channel.
01:47
Actually, you're separate.
01:52
Okay.
01:55
Okay.
02:09
123 going out.
02:13
Copy, 123.
02:15
One hundred.
02:18
There's going to be a nobody, close it up.
02:21
Copy.
02:26
Affirmative and a Chrysler, 300.
02:29
Again, Northbound on Colfax.
02:34
Okay, copy.
02:37
The RPs advise and they want to make a report.
02:40
They're advised by their lawyer to do so.
02:47
I want to read back or just patch it?
02:50
Just patch it.
02:52
Or no, disregard.
02:53
He's leaving.
02:57
Copy. Okay.
03:10
Thank you.
03:12
10.
03:19
20.
03:21
Made contact with the residents, uh,
03:24
resident states that (name withheld) lives in Nashville.
03:27
I can close it out.
03:29
Can you change it to a suspicious incident?
03:44
20, you meet TX.
03:48
You talk.
03:53
Three O six.
03:58
We're going to own no wall.
04:04
Let's see.
04:08
Go through the gates on the east side of the building.
04:15
323.23.
04:18
Thank you.
04:25
816.
04:27
False alarm, drone construction, drywall, on 816, back and service.

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Connecticut St, Gary, IN 46402

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