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False fire alarm at building near S Wabash Ave, Chicago IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/19/2025 06:11 AM (PDT)

Near S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605

A fire alarm was reported near S Wabash Ave. Firefighters responded and found no sign of fire. The alarm was determined to be activated automatically without an actual fire.

Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital

01:56

Transcript:

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Automatic alarm[1], 25,

00:02

Wabash.

00:05

Near S Wabash,

00:08

automatic alarm for truck 18.

00:17

Engine 120, Ingleash.

00:18

Engine 120, Englewood.

00:21

120. As you can hold the truck when you take care of this.

00:27

Truck 45, return accordors, stroke 45 return.

00:33

I am hearing.

00:36

Could you put a special duty to SLB for IDPH inspection?

00:41

Your message received 113.

00:48

96 main you could hold our handbo fish and walked away.

00:53

96, very good holding ammo, 23.

00:58

Number 10, tower 10.

01:04

on Gerttah, 21 on Girtta, they release the elevator.

01:09

Release the elevator, 21-gold.

01:11

Go ahead,

01:18

engine four.

01:21

Do you have that ambulance respond to Hallstead and Black Hawk, please?

01:27

Haltzot and Black Hawk on the corner, okay.

01:29

Email's 53 on the way, we'll tell him.

01:36

16 Inglewood.

01:37

I've got engine 88 out in front of quarters for a drill.

01:40

I'll handle communications.

01:43

Italian 16, okay.

01:47

Near S Wabash, northbound.

01:50

One story, ordinary, nothing showing on the automatic line.

01:55

Chuck 18, okay.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Automatic alarm: Fire alarm received from an automatic alarm system, often without confirmed fire

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Near S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605

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