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Cooking incident triggers hotel fire alarm, South Bend IN

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/7/2025 12:07 PM

State Hwy 933, South Bend, IN 46637

Fire units responded to a fire alarm at a four-story hotel near State Road 933, Birch Hill Suites, South Bend. No fire was found; the alarm was caused by cooking. The system was reset and cleared with no issues.

Audio|Heard on: South Bend Metro Fire

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02:28

Transcript:

00:00

Clay Battalion 2.

00:02

Engine 21. Engine 22.

00:05

Engine 23. Tanker 22.

00:08

Truck 21. Near State Road 933.

00:13

Highway. Alarm response.

00:15

High life hazard.

00:16

Near State Road 933.

00:20

Highway. Birch Hill Suites.

00:22

Respond on fireground 1.15.066 hours.

00:31

Fire dispatch battalion two.

00:35

Mattain two.

00:39

Out of service mechanical.

00:43

Clear.

00:51

Clay Battalion 4.

00:53

Near State Road 933 highway.

00:58

Alarm response.

00:59

High life hazard.

01:00

Near State Road 933 highway.

01:05

Birch Hill Suite.

01:06

Respond on fireground 1.15.09 hours.

01:17

Fire dispatch, engine 21.

01:20

Engine 21.

01:23

Engine 21 is on scene, four-story hotel, no visible signs.

01:27

Engine 21 will take virtual command.

01:30

We'll start an investigation.

01:32

Truck 21, go to the panel.

01:36

Clear engine 21 on scene of a four-story hotel, nothing visible.

01:39

Engine 21 will have command and begin an investigation.

01:44

Select how much time to find the panel?

01:45

Room 414.

01:52

Clear 414.

01:59

Dispatch from virtual command.

02:03

Go on command.

02:06

Please scale is back to district 21 units,

02:10

release fire ground TRO, cooking incident truck 21, you can try reset.

02:17

Clear, scaling back to District 21, release on the fire ground at TRO of 1514.

02:22

The system reset, no trouble.

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State Hwy 933, South Bend, IN 46637

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