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Sprinkler malfunction prompts fire response at mall

Heard on: Cook IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Battalion 16, Engine 18, Truck 18, Squad 18, respond to fire alarm Uncle Julio's at (number withheld) Old Orchard Center.
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Old Orchard Shopping Ctr Suite C15, Skokie, IL 60077
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a restaurant at the Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie after a sprinkler system reportedly broke, releasing air throughout the building. The situation was controlled without visible fire. Another call involved a medical assist at Lincolnwood Place on McCormick Boulevard.

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