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False alarm at high-rise due to burnt toast, Chicago IL

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Near N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60611

An automatic fire alarm at a 20-story residential high-rise near North Lake Shore Drive was triggered. Responders found burnt toast causing the alarm but no active fire was present. Fire prevention was notified and the situation was resolved without incident.

Audio|Source: Chicago Fire - Digital
02:44
Transcript:
00:00
Truck 3 is going to near North Lake Shore Drive for the automatic alarm.
00:05
Very good. Battalion 1, the 1st Battalion?
00:11
Battalion 1, go ahead.
00:14
Automatic alarm in the high rise near North Lake Shore Drive.
00:18
Near North Lakeshore.
00:21
Near North Lakeshore. Near North Lake Shore Drive for Battalion 1.
00:30
Engine 23 domain.
00:33
Slide engine 23.
00:36
They are in service.
00:38
Can you put us on air to iron for fuel?
00:42
23 to iron.
00:49
We're getting ready to pull box numbers.
00:51
Okay,
00:56
here, Clive.
01:01
All right, box,
01:03
2226, 25443, 25443, 15443, frigid 26.
01:08
For good rounds here.
01:12
Message received.
01:13
Still let the Bureau know the comment,
01:15
check out the system, something was found in our station.
01:19
Okay, I have made notification to the fire prevention.
01:25
Message received.
01:32
He assisted at Cermisci, could you put us back out of the air for school drills?
01:37
Must receive.
01:42
One service, return him.
01:46
Truck 22 in service, okay.
01:52
Received.
01:55
Vision 98, near North Lake Shore Drive, 20-story residential high-rise, something showing on the out-to-Mac alarm looking northbound.
02:03
Okay, 98.
02:06
Folks open to Maine.
02:09
Drive-LIN.
02:13
This is called Drill.
02:14
We're going to be pulling by number 25489.
02:20
25489.
02:22
25489, okay?
02:24
This is going to be burnt toast.
02:26
We're going to be a couple messages, same.
02:30
Your messages, team.
02:36
Battalion 1 is on the scene, near North Lake Shore Drive, reporting story, fire resistive, fire-rise,
02:43
partially sprinkled. Companies are investigating.

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Near N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60611

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