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False fire alarm at bank lobby on Merchants Drive, Auburn IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 07:52 AM

Near Smaltz Way, Auburn, IN 46706

A fire alarm was triggered by a smoke detector in the lobby of Farmers and Merchants Bank on Merchants Drive. Fire responders were later told to disregard the alarm as there was no actual fire.

Audio|Source: DeKalb County Sheriff, Fire / EMS, Auburn and Garrett Police / Fire

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Transcript:

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Attentionable Leto Fire. Attentionable Fire request.

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Near Merchants Drive.

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Near Merchant Drive Farmers and Merchant Bank.

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Reference to the fire alarm from the lobby smoke detector.

00:12

Security Communications, 10.

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1063, T.E.T. 483.

00:21

Seattle Fire Redsby. This is my own fire.

00:24

Harvard requested near Merchant Drive.

00:27

Near Merchid Drive. Farmers and Merchant Bank.

00:30

Rep. Fire alarm from the lobbyist milk detector.

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30 communications.

00:34

Timeout, 10503.

00:36

203-283-483.

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00:55

Tensionally out of fire. Tensuali-o-fire. Do you see disregard. Disregard the run for near merchants drive. Farming the merchants bank.

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Near Smaltz Way, Auburn, IN 46706

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