Fire alarm at high-rise prompts CO check and gas shutoff, Chicago IL


Fire department responded to a fire alarm at a 25-story residential high-rise near E 44th Pl in Chicago. No active fire was found, but elevated carbon monoxide levels were detected at 24 ppm. As a safety measure, gas to the stove was shut off and CO levels reduced to zero.
Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
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25-story fire resistive residential high-rise 100 by 100.
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We have a pot of meeting at 05.
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You can hold the response coming in.
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I'll keep by engine 18 at truck 11 here to ventilate and reset.
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Company is spying to the cylinder high-rise 400 east-forty per street return.
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Company is spying to the snow on the high-rise, 400 east-ported per street return.
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A callback, please.
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We're looking for a lockbox, we don't see one outside.
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18 to Maine, you can hold everybody coming up.
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Agent 18, okay.
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Company flour is buying 1253 Grandshaw return.
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Company slower flying 1253 Gronshaw return.
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18 to Maine?
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Engine 18.
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Let's send this wide car, we broke the door.
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Mr. 18, okay, we'll get you the police.
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You got to be 1231 a sign.
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Message.
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Truck 47. I would try to call me back twice.
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It keeps going to voicemail.
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The voicemail.
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The 47, Mr.
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Dr. C., we're looking around now, but...
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47 okay. This for a 94-year-old female who's blind.
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This is a 991 on this T-2326 North Car Love.
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One story north in Shaw and you could hold up that truck.
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T-91, okay.
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Truck 35, return truck 35.
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Truck 35, returning.
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Dr. 35, returning. Nathan E. Wood.
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I need three.
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We got an ambulance, this location, sick person.
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It's a 403, your message received.
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93, you're getting AMBEL 37 from quarters.
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Truck 47. Truck 47, we'll go ahead.
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Truck 47, the left box is on the first floor behind the door.
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We just got a hold of them.
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First floor behind the door.
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All right, we'll check there again, office.
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Message received.
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So, engine one, the main room, we're on the scene, 26 Hall State.
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I'm looking on the alley, so we're not seeing anything to get it.
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Okay, engine one, it's listening near target in the alley, just a garbage fan.
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All right, we're looking around.
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Okay. The CO[1] rating of 24 here, we shut off the gas.
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We signed it down to zero.
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We get people's gas, however.
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All right, do you shut the gas off to what?
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Shep the gas off to the stove.
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Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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CO: Carbon monoxide alarm or investigation.
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Location mentioned:
Near E 44th Pl, Chicago, IL 60653
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