Smoke alarm at assisted living caused by shower steam, Waterloo IL
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Fire & ArsonA smoke alarm activated at Garden Place assisted living near Columbia Avenue. Fire department responded but found the cause was steam from a shower. The alarm was canceled after confirming no fire.
Audio|Heard on: Monroe County Sheriff and EMA, Waterloo Fire
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01:7
Transcript:
00:00
Monarchon, UMS, Waterloo Fire Department respond, near Columbia Avenue Garden Place, near Columbia Avenue Garden Place for a smoke alarm, fire alarm, zone 1118.
00:18
Central Waterloo Fire Department responds near Columbia Avenue, near Columbia Avenue,
00:25
Garden Place Assisted Living
00:28
for a fire,
00:30
smoke alarm,
00:32
zone 118, and out of 718.
00:40
Attention, Waterloo Fire, this is a cancellation page.
00:43
Cancel page,
00:45
near Columbia Avenue Garden Place,
00:48
spoke with a keyholder, advised shower steam only.
00:55
Attention, Waterloo Fire, second cancellation page for near Columbia Avenue Garden Place.
01:02
While company spoke with a keyholder, advised it was shower steam.
01:06
Time of pages, 720.
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Location mentioned:
Columbia Ave, Waterloo, IL 62298
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