False fire alarm caused by candle smoke, St Charles IL
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A fire alarm was activated near Country Club Road and Nelson Drive due to smoke in the east bedroom hallway. The alarm was later confirmed to be a false alarm caused by a candle.
Audio|Heard on: Elgin Fire
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01:53
Transcript:
00:00
Fox River Fire, fire alarm,
00:02
Near Country Club Road, close to Nelson Drive and Durham Road.
00:11
Zone showing smoke in east bedroom hallway.
00:15
Units 1853, 1811, 1812, and Belton 18 responding.
00:19
Fox River Fire, fire alarm near Country Club Road, closest to Nelson Drive and Durham Road.
00:28
Zone shows smoke in east bedroom hallway.
00:37
51,
00:39
Go ahead.
00:44
Unit 1851 will go in place of 1853.
00:52
1853.
00:58
Units Genoa Kingston and Ida 10 en route to accident on I-90.
01:10
Copy Genoa Kingston en route to accident on I-90.
01:19
Fox River at Country Club Road, they received code to cancel that alarm.
01:28
Tanya H-Rout wheels,
01:31
Copy.
01:32
Okay.
01:37
Okay, yes.
01:41
We received. Italian 1811 around.
01:43
You copied the proper cancellation codes.
01:46
Alarm was set off by blowing out a candle.
01:50
According to the machine, it is found next.
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Location mentioned:
34W191 Country Club Rd, St. Charles, IL 60174
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