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Electrical smell reported near water heater in Geneseo, Geneseo IL

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/4/2025 09:39 PM

Geneseo, IL 61254

An electrical smell was reported near the water heater and electrical panel at a residence near Bester Drive in Geneseo, Illinois.

Audio|Heard on: Whiteside County Sheriff and Fire

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01:39

Transcript:

00:00

Attention, Geneseo Fire, you're needed for a call near Bester Drive, Geneseo, KC.

00:06

South. Near Bester Drive, Geneseo, KC.

00:09

South for an electrical smell coming from the water heater and electrical panel.

00:12

Time 2339. Henry County clear.

00:24

Attention, Geneseo Fire.

00:26

You're needed for a call near Bester Drive, Geneseo.

00:29

Near Bester Drive, Geneseo, for an electrical smell near the water heater and electrical panel.

00:35

Time 2339. Henry County clear.

01:00

Attention, Geneseo Ambulance.

01:02

You're needed for a call near Bester Drive, Geneseo, Casey South.

01:06

Near Bester Drive, Geneseo, Casey South for an electrical smell near the water heater and electrical panel, time 2340.

01:14

Henry County clear.

01:23

Attention, Geneseo Ambulance, you're needed for a call near Bester Drive, Geneseo, KC.

01:29

South. Near Bester Drive, Geneseo, KC.

01:32

South for an electrical smell near the water heater and electrical panel.

01:36

Time 2341, Henry County, clear.

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