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False alarm at apartment building in North ChicagoNorth Chicago IL

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Broadway Ave, North Chicago, IL 60064

According to the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a reported fire in a three-story apartment building near Broadway Avenue in North Chicago. Upon arrival, no fire was found. The alarm was triggered by maintenance work producing steam. The incident was confirmed as a false alarm.

Audio|Heard on: Lake County Quad 1 Fire Departments
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03:17
Transcript:
00:00
District 15A, Italian 15, engine 15,
00:04
minor tower 151, and ambulance 152, structure fire at near Broadway Avenue,
00:13
Unit 3F, North Chicago, near Toyet Street and Jackson Street.
00:17
Time, out 1212.
00:29
Lake Councilor, New York, New York City, so that's right, (name withheld).
00:31
New York City, so that's what you have.
00:35
New York City, Bill 451, nared.
00:41
No, it's your title.
00:44
The kinds that cleanser out to near Broadway for that structure fire or anything further on after.
00:51
The entire unit or building is filling with smoke and my partner called back the residence getting more information.
01:03
I'll start a working still for that and I can advise later if we need to cancel, but go ahead and start that working still please.
01:18
I don't know.
01:28
District 15A, Ambulance 121, Libertyville Ambulance 463, and Lake Forest engine.
01:36
Structure fire at near Broadway Avenue, Unit 3F, North Chicago, near 20th Street and Jackson Street.
01:45
Time up 12, 14.
01:52
The line is marked by 117, 3-story, apartment building.
01:57
Out of all alarms, nothing showing at this time from A&B side will be hard to investigate.
02:14
North Chicago, the 5th is on location.
02:17
It is a three-story apartment building.
02:19
I have nothing showing from the building yet North Chicago for the evacuation.
02:27
Okay.
02:38
No, Chicago, I've down at 360.
02:40
There's nothing showing at this name.
02:50
North Chicago from Broadway, Command.
02:54
Go on.
02:58
Cancel that working still.
03:00
This was set off, may have maintenance on location.
03:04
They were working on a large type and it's set off in steam.
03:09
This is going to be no fire situation.
03:14
No fire situation, canceling the still.

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Location mentioned:
Broadway Ave, North Chicago, IL 60064

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