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Steam activates fire alarm at North Chicago building, North Chicago IL

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audio iconFire & Arson
Broadway Ave, North Chicago, IL 60064

According to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported structure fire near Broadway Avenue Unit 3F in North Chicago. Upon arrival, the alarm was found to be triggered by steam from construction work, and no fire was present.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Suburban Fire Departments, MABAS and IFERN
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03:38
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 151, ladder tower 151, and ambulance 152.
00:05
Structure fire at near Broadway Avenue, Unit 3F, North Chicago, near 20th Street and Jackson Street.
00:14
Time, out 1212.
00:21
34.
00:28
At 7135, Ogden Avenue.
00:32
900.
00:33
903-N-R-907, NRA-8-6, and 901.
00:40
Fire alarm at 7135, Ogden Avenue.
00:44
900.
00:46
903, NR,
00:48
907, NRA-106, and 901, time of 1213.
00:56
900, 903, 900, 900, 9107.
01:01
Number 7, 900, 9.06.
01:05
Pro reception 906.
01:12
I've started working, so for that and I can advise later if you need to cancel but go ahead and start that work just quickly.
01:24
And 1351 is en route and you are not available for the Wakanda assist.
01:51
14-1-1-1-5-5-1-5-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1.
02:08
14.
02:17
Aid request.
02:19
La Conda Fire Department, 462, West State Street, McHenry Truck, Sue, Time 1214.
02:40
From the building next, North Chicago is an evacuation area.
03:10
Good to travel from Broadway, Matt.
03:15
Broadway, my phone.
03:19
Can't go. This was set off.
03:22
I have made on some location.
03:25
They were working on a site and set off the steam.
03:30
This is,
03:32
you know,
03:33
fire situation.
03:35
No fire situation.
03:37
Cancelling needs bill.

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Broadway Ave, North Chicago, IL 60064

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