Fire alarm with smoke odor reported at Merrillville building, Merrillville IN
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Fire & ArsonA fire alarm was activated at a building near West 90th Avenue in Merrillville. Multiple callers reported an odor of smoke on the third floor east hall.
Audio|Heard on: Lake County Public Safety
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01:48
Transcript:
00:00
Fire alarm.
00:02
1315 West 90th Avenue.
00:05
Engine 7011, Merrillville Fire Department.
00:09
Time out,
00:10
22,
00:11
35 hours. Fire alarm.
00:16
Keep you on the call, I'll be heading up.
00:20
10-4.
00:23
9-6-6-3-3-10-8.
00:28
Copy.
00:34
Central X3 Sharia.
00:35
85.
00:41
Just off-road vehicle, they want any help and a lot crash report where we're 10-8.
00:47
Okay.
00:51
Also, I received a TX.
00:52
I said they saw somebody walking towards Portage near Independence.
00:57
Officer mentioned description of that mail, people advise Portage.
00:59
He's also calling Suicide Hotline.
01:09
Oh.
01:12
Just for 43, the ATM is open.
01:14
There's no sign for four centuries.
01:17
Copy.
01:21
Very central.
01:22
We'll start a traffic unit.
01:28
7.8.11.
01:31
Go ahead.
01:33
We're going to be and rod to 90th, please.
01:37
I copy 1315 West 90.
01:40
It's placed for a smoke alarm on the third floor east hall.
01:44
There are other calls coming in with the odor of smoke as well.
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Location mentioned:
W 90th Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410
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